Bicycling Education in the United States Needs an Update
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Thousands of people in North America are exposed to rules of thumb in cycling training courses each year. But how good is the advice?
Elon Musk’s “Plan” to Cure Traffic With Tunnels Is Terrible and Ridiculous
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Musk's plan isn't new or innovative, and it wouldn't even solve the problem it's supposed to address.
Don’t Push Bus Riders to the Margins
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Mayors frequently face pressure from business interests to remove bus riders from downtown areas. But that's a big mistake, says transit consultant Jarrett Walker.
Trump’s Bid to Insert Immigration Status Into Census Is an Attack on Cities
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Adding a question about immigration status to the Census would lead to undercounting and affect everyone who lives in urban areas, decreasing their access to federal resources.
COTA Prepares for Rollout of Redesigned Bus Network
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The bus network in Columbus is about to change in a big way, and the Central Ohio Transit Authority is working hard to get the word out before the new routes take effect on May 1.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Democrat Todd Portune Says He Won’t Support Transit Levy (WCPO)
- Aging Residents Concerned About Lack of Mobility Options in Columbus (WCBE)
- Cuyahoga Falls Hoping Injection of Traffic Will Improve Downtown’s Liveliness (Plain Dealer)
- Lima Slated to Be Part of Ohio’s Statewide Bike Network (Lima News)
- Oakley Continues to Fight Private Investment to Protect Parking (Enquirer)
- Monitor: Transit Is a Basic Human Right
- We Need to Start Programming Streets for BRT (CommonWealth)
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Nationwide Housing Shortage Most Dire For Those at the Bottom
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For those at the lowest rungs of America’s economic classes, the affordable housing crisis is bad and getting worse.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- How Kasich Is Yanking the Rug From Under Ohio Transit Agencies (Plain Dealer)
- Is John Cranley Trying to Preemptively Kill Transit Levy? (Business Courier)
- Ohio Cities Falling Behind Rest of Nation’s Transit Growth (Curbed)
- Street Improvements on the Way for Historic Columbus Neighborhoods (Business First)
- Despite Clear Need, Western Hills Viaduct Replacement to Take 10 Years (Enquirer)
- Cities Shouldn’t Bank on Millennial Boost Indefinitely (New York Times)
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If Trump Wants to “Fix It First,” a Big Spending Spree Isn’t the Way to Go
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It's hard to pin Donald Trump down on policy issues. But let's take one of his recent infrastructure pronouncements literally and see where the implications lead.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Ohio Needs to Invest in Transit to Grow Sluggish Economy (Plain Dealer)
- Is SORTA’s Transit Levy Destined for Failure? (Business Courier)
- Cincinnati’s Regional Bus Network in Need of $1 Billion Upgrade (Enquirer)
- Congress Needs to Pony Up for Ohio Infrastructure (Business First)
- Should Ohio Toll the New Brent Spence Bridge? (WCPO)
- To Make Buses “Cool,” Improve Service (Globe)
- Are Americans Warming to User-Fees? (Planetizen)
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Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Why Aren’t More SORTA Board Members Regular Riders? (Enquirer)
- COTA to Implement New Routes on May 1 (Dispatch)
- New Transit Center Coming to Oakley’s Big Box Retail District (Soapbox)
- Jobs Have Boomed Along HealthLine (Plain Dealer)
- Columbus Thinks More Parking Will Solve Short North Congestion (Business First)
- More Cities Should Follow Buffalo and Get Rid of Parking Requirements (Fast.co)
- Some Cities Continuing to Repeat Failed Highway Practices (City Observatory)
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Mayors Stand Up to Trump’s Executive Order on Sanctuary Cities
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With an executive order yesterday, Donald Trump followed through on his threat to punish cities where local police do not report undocumented immigrants. Funds for transportation, housing, and other programs may (or may not) be at stake, but mayors of sanctuary cities around the country made it clear they are not backing down.