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3 Highlights From Elaine Chao’s Very Vague Confirmation Hearing

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 11, 2017 | No Comments

Chao gave a tight-lipped performance that didn't reveal much about how she would use the regulatory and approval power at her disposal, but here are three instances where you can try to read the tea leaves.

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Danger by Design: Cleveland’s Deadliest Roads

By Marc Lefkowitz | Jan 10, 2017 | No Comments

One hundred thirty-eight Clevelanders were killed by a motor vehicle while walking on area streets between 2005 and 2014, Smart Growth America reports

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Open Public Square to Buses, Because Bus Riders Deserve Nice Things, Too

By Tim Kovach | Jan 10, 2017 | No Comments

The other shoe dropped in the Public Square bus lane debate late last month.

Today’s Headlines

By Randy A. Simes | Jan 10, 2017 | No Comments

Negotiations On Hold as Dayton RTA Strike Continues (Daily News)
Related: Daily News Explains Strike Sticking Points
A Comprehensive Guide to Cincinnati’s Disappearing Skywalk Network (Refined)
Grandview Heights Wants to Improve Pedestrian Safety on Goodale Blvd (Business First)
New Bicycle Hangout to Open in Cincy’s OTR Neighborhood (WCPO)
New Type of Rail Technology Could Help Improve Safety for Cyclists (Treehugger)
Would Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Do Anything to Help Cities? (Atlantic)

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Downtown Residential Population by City

By Buckeye Planner | Jan 9, 2017 | No Comments

I thought I would take a stab at creating a resource for every major city’s downtown residential population.

Today’s Headlines

By Randy A. Simes | Jan 9, 2017 | No Comments

Pedestrian Deaths Skyrocketed in Columbus in 2016 (Dispatch)
Transit Supporters Want City Council to Force Reopening of Cleveland’s Public Square (Plain Dealer)
Miami University Matches Oxford’s Funding for New Amtrak Station (Miami Student)
Will Cincinnati Pay $800K to Fix a Pedestrian Bridge to a Parking Lot? (Enquirer)
Designers, City Officials Looking for Input on W. Bridge Street Corridor (Business First)
Why Is America’s Transit So Terrible? (Newsweek)
Suburban Sprawl Is Both a Traffic Problem and Health Hazard (Washington Post)

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City Looking for Feedback on New Short North Parking Rules

By Brent Warren | Jan 6, 2017 | No Comments

The City of Columbus is moving forward with at least one of the recommendations from its wide-ranging Short North Parking Study.

Today’s Headlines

By Randy A. Simes | Jan 6, 2017 | No Comments

State Legislative “Task Force” Cops Out on Gas Tax, Transpo Funding (Business First)
Enquirer: Cincinnati Needs More Bike Lanes and Transit
Cincinnati to Undertake First Downtown Traffic Study in Decades (Enquirer)
Feds Appear to Support Columbus to Chicago HSR (WANE)
Downtown Dayton’s Walkability Attracting More Apartments (Business Journal)
We Can Design Cities Better If We Really Want To (Wired)
America Keeps Repeating Urban Highway Mistakes (Vox)

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Louisville's $1.1 billion "Spaghetti Junction" interchange under construction. Via Ohio River Bridges Project

With Louisville’s Gargantuan New Interchange Comes a Profound Loss

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 5, 2017 | No Comments

Spaghetti Junction cost billions of dollars, wiped out 30 storefronts, and severed the connection between downtown and the waterfront for at least another generation.

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All-Door Boarding Can Save Time for Bus Riders — If Transit Agencies Embrace It

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 4, 2017 | No Comments

All-door boarding can speed up heavily-used bus routes and improve customer satisfaction. But transit agencies have to fully commit to the new policy to realize the benefits.

Today’s Headlines

By Randy A. Simes | Jan 4, 2017 | No Comments

Construction on First Phase of Wasson Way to Begin June 1 (WLWT)
Cincinnati’s Modern Streetcar Design Makes It One of America’s Most Accessible (WCPO)
Streetcar Operator Transdev Says It’s Not in Violation of Contract (Enquirer)
Center City Transit Offerings Attract Architecture Firm From Suburbs (Business Courier)
Scioto Greenways Project Wins Statewide Design Award (Business First)
What Is Elaine Chao’s Agenda for U.S. DOT? (Politico)
What Do More Shop-From-Home Deliveries Mean for Urban Streets? (The Conversation)

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Reimagining the Rust Belt

By Notes from the Underground | Jan 3, 2017 | No Comments

Great things are happening in Rust Belt cities. Not the mega-projects you might imagine, but rather an unsung, yet mighty, generation-based culture change.

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