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By Randy A. Simes | Oct 7, 2016 | No Comments

Cincinnati Already Adding More Streetcars to Meet High Demand (Enquirer)
Did the Downtown Hilton Cleveland Lobby to Have Bike Lane Removed? (Plain Dealer)
Bicyclist Hit By Driver During Rally to Encourage Safe Driving (WLWT)
Columbus Investing $7.7 Million to Make High Street More Pedestrian Friendly (Business First)
Findlay Market Named One of America’s Best Public Spaces (WVXU)
Traffic Deaths Up 10 Percent in First Half of 2016 (New York Times)
The White House Is Finally Targeting NIMBY Nonsense (Slate)

How Montgomery County’s Bus Rapid Transit Can Alleviate Suburban Poverty

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 6, 2016 | No Comments

Montgomery County, Maryland, just outside DC, is getting ready to do something that could set a precedent for American suburbs — build a bus rapid transit network. The 82-mile system should offer a huge boost in job access, especially for people without cars. Bus rapid transit can improve job access while reducing household transportation costs in Montgomery County, Maryland. Photo: Beyond DC Pete Tomao [...]

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Why Do We Put the Onus for Traffic Safety on Kids?

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 5, 2016 | No Comments

.@NTSB Vice Chairman: Practice safe walking behavior. Stay alert, walk on sidewalks, cross at crosswalks. #NationalWalkToSchoolDaypic.twitter.com/TWRChfTdcZ — NTSB (@NTSB) October 5, 2016 It’s Walk-to-School Day, a day when children all over the country get to enjoy the simple experience of traveling somewhere using their own power. It makes me happy because I love seeing the pictures of kids walking with [...]

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By Randy A. Simes | Oct 5, 2016 | No Comments

Efforts to Expand Cincy Streetcar to NKY Gaining Steam (Soapbox)
Here’s Where CoGo Is Looking to Expand in Columbus’s Suburbs (Business First)
Northside Residents Angry With City Hall After Driver Strikes Another Pedestrian (WCPO)
COTA Board Approves $3 Million Contract for Northland Transit Center (ThisWeekNews)
SARTA Rolling Out New Fleet of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses in Canton (Plain Dealer)
Investments in Transportation Add More Jobs Than Other Sectors (Next City)
American Cities Are Largely Defined by Sprawl, But It’s Got a Bad Demand Curve (Market Urbanism)

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The Feds’ Tentative Steps to Legalize Mixed-Use Housing Don’t Go Far Enough

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 4, 2016 | No Comments

Small apartment buildings with ground-floor retail used to be a fixture of small towns and big cities. But federal lending rules have made this type of housing very difficult to build or renovate. Photo: Wikipedia For a long time, apartment buildings with ground-floor retail were the building blocks of America’s cities and towns. Combining housing and commercial uses is also essential [...]

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By Randy A. Simes | Oct 4, 2016 | No Comments

The Streetcar Boom: Which Cities Are Getting It Right? (CityLab)
Winning Smart City Bid Brings Policy Changes to Columbus (Business First)
Rail Crashes Get Attention Because They’re So Rare (Plain Dealer)
Dayton Public Schools Still Having Troubles Busing All of Its Students (Daily News)
Panel Discussion to Explore How Transport and Design Influence Relationships (Soapbox)
As Driving Changes, It’s Time for North America to Rethink Its Streets (Transportist)
The Uber of China Is Investing in Bike-Share (Engadget)

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ODOT Spending $66.5 Million to Add More Traffic to I-270

By Walker Evans | Oct 3, 2016 | No Comments

In 2017, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will begin a new $66.5 million project to add an extra highway lane to a short eight-mile section of Interstate 270 between Dublin and Hilliard. “Funding is available now, which is why the project is happening sooner rather than later,” stated the department in a press release […]

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By Randy A. Simes | Oct 3, 2016 | No Comments

Business First Covers White House Recommendation to Eliminate Off-Street Parking Minimums
Parking a Major Issue for Cincinnati’s Hot Uptown Real Estate Market (Enquirer)
Lorain County Approves Funds for North Coast Inland Trail Extension (Plain Dealer)
Columbus to Get Millions More From Feds for Smart City Challenge (Business First)
Major Residential Real Estate Firm Relocating Offices to Cincy Streetcar Line (Business Courier)
Reminder: Building Bigger Roads Makes Traffic Congestion Worse (Wired)
Urban Car-Free Zones Gaining in Popularity (Grist)

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Cleveland: Blue Line Could Be a Livable Corridor

By Marc Lefkowitz | Sep 30, 2016 | No Comments

Cleveland’s Blue Line Rapid is featured in a new report, “Livable Transit Corridors: Methods, Metrics, and Strategies” from the Federal Transit Administration and the National Academy of Sciences, a highly respected research facility...

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Adieu, Cars: Paris Riverfront to Be Permanently Returned to the People

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 29, 2016 | No Comments

A rendering of the Right Bank of the Seine — sans highway. Credit: Luxigon After years of experimentation, the Paris City Council this week committed to the permanent conversion of two miles of the Georges Pompidou expressway along the River Seine into a waterfront park. The 1960s expressway carried two lanes of traffic and about 43,000 vehicles a day along [...]

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By Randy A. Simes | Sep 29, 2016 | No Comments

Plain Dealer: It’s Worth Visiting Cincinnati to Check Out Its Best-in-Class Streetcar
Another Major New Development Gets Approval Along Cincy’s Streetcar Line (Business Courier)
COTA to Build New Transit Center at Northern Terminus of CMAX Route (Dispatch)
Here’s What You Need to Know About Cleveland’s New Bike-Share System (Cleveland Magazine)
Kroger Looking to Develop Urban Concept Store in Downtown Cincinnati (Enquirer)
Seattle Dropping Neighborhood Speed Limits to 20 MPH, and So Should Other Cities (Next City)
Badly Designed Cities Can Have Major Negative Impact on Health (Health)

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Why Are American Traffic Fatalities Rising So Quickly?

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 28, 2016 | No Comments

What’s causing the steep rise in traffic fatalities? Graph: State Smart Transportation Initiative Summer is barely over but this much is already clear: Traffic safety on American streets is taking a big step backward in 2016. During the first five months of the year, traffic deaths rose 9 percent over 2015 levels, reports Bill Holloway at the State Smart Transportation Campaign. [...]

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