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Today’s Headlines

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  • Popularity of Cincinnati Streetcar Causing Unexpected Operational Problems (Enquirer)
  • ODOT’s Massive Highway Spending Priorities Yield Mediocre Results (Business Courier)
  • Northland Won’t See CMAX BRT Construction as Early as Thought (ThisWeek)
  • Brunswick and Medina to Merge Transit Agencies (Plain Dealer)
  • Beavercreek Officials Want to Speed Up Traffic at Expense of Community (Daily News)
  • More and More Researchers Believe We Are Nearing “Peak Car” (Washington Post)
  • Paratransit Is Often a Drain on Transit Agency Budgets, But Does It Have to Be? (Governing)

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White House: Make Cities Affordable By Building for Walkability, Not Parking

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The Obama administration is taking on the crisis of rising rents in American cities, releasing a series of recommendations today to spur the construction of more affordable housing. Among the many ideas the White House endorses: allowing more multi-family housing near transit and getting rid of parking minimums. Rising rents and stagnant incomes are putting pressure on [...]

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  • Business Coalition Growing for Daily CIN-CHI Rail Service (WCPO)
  • Dispatch: Vote Yes on Columbus Transit Tax Levy
  • Cleveland Talk Radio Guy Slammed for Saying He’d Like to Murder Cyclists (Plain Dealer)
  • ODOT Finally Nearing Completion on Inner-Belt Bridge (WKYC)
  • State’s ODPS Division Hoping New App Will Improve Safety Along Roadways (Independent)
  • Redesigning Crosswalks Could Make Cities Much Safer (Curbed)
  • More and More American Cities Are Moving Away From Ugly Parking Garages (American Dirt)

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  • Cincinnati Streetcar Tops 100,000 Rides in First Two Weeks of Service (Business Courier)
  • Ideas on the Future of Transportation in Cleveland Vary Widely (Plain Dealer)
  • TARTA to Subsidize Bus Rides for Low-Income Mothers (Blade)
  • Indianola Avenue to Have Two On-Street Bike Lanes (The Lantern)
  • Some Fear Parking on Cincy Street Will Interfere With Oblivious Motoring (Enquirer)
  • It Is Possible to Build Dense Housing That Eases Traffic Congestion? (CityLab)
  • It Doesn’t Take Long to Learn How Parking Can and Does Kill Cities (TreeHugger)

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  • Driver Kills Business Owner in Cincy’s Northside After Calls for Traffic Calming Go Unheeded (Enquirer)
  • Will Voters in Columbus Support Transit Tax This November? (NPR)
  • $1 Million Extension of Little Miami Scenic Trail Now Complete (WDTN)
  • Massive Parking Garage Making Way for Walkable Apartments, Retail in Cincy (WCPO)
  • Part of Downtown Columbus Street May Be Permanently Pedestrianized (Business First)
  • Will Ride-Hailing Services Like Lyft Make Carpooling More Attractive? (Business Insider)

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  • What Does the Future Hold for Northeast Ohio’s Transportation Network? (Ideastream)
  • After a Rousing Start, What’s Next For Cincinnati’s Streetcar? (CityBeat)
  • 1,049 Buses Pass Through Public Square Every Weekday (Plain Dealer)
  • Cincinnati Purchases 4.1-Mile Stretch of Abandoned Railroad for New Multi-Modal Trail (Enquirer)
  • Dayton-Area Man Wants to Turn Abandoned Building Into Indoor Bike Park (WHIO)
  • More and More People Are Crowdfunding Ways to Improve Bus Shelters (CityLab)
  • Why Do U.S. Cities Consistently Choose to Grow Out Rather Than Up? (Washington Post)

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What Can a Mileage Tax Tell Us That a Gas Tax Can’t?

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Can taxes on driving mileage replace gas taxes as a source of transportation funds? Right now the state of Oregon is testing a mileage tax with an opt-in pilot program called “OreGo.” Participants install a device that tracks their driving and pay 1.5 cents per mile, which is assessed from a special account. This device tracks driving for Oregon’s pilot mileage tax. Image: [...]

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  • Cleveland Launches Its 30-Station Bike-Share System Today (Plain Dealer)
  • Shared Use Path Recommended for Ohio 741 Near Dayton Mall (Daily News)
  • TARTA Must Find a Way to Bolster Regular Bus Service (Blade)
  • The Story of a Cincy Streetcar Skeptic Turned Believer (Enquirer)
  • Mahoning County Opposes Tax Changes That Would Hurt Transit Service (Vindicator)
  • Vehicular Cyclists Oppose Bike Lanes in Madrid (Next City)
  • Is The Proliferation of Car Sharing Benefiting the Environment? (Wall Street Journal)

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Employers Play a Major Role in Shaping Commuting Behavior

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For sustainable transportation advocates, changing people’s commuting behaviors can seem like our white whale. While commutes account for just 19% of total personal trips in the US, they play an outsized role in our transportation system, accounting for 27.8% of total vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Their timing is also critical. The concept of rush hour revolves around our commute patterns. In cities like Washington, DC and Los Angeles, rush hour congestion can make life hell commuters, costing them time, money, and sanity. But in cities that are not growing and have no real congestion issues normally, these rush hour periods are particularly important. For a city like Cleveland, commuting patterns directly influence the transportation infrastructure we end up with. The influx of drivers heading to and from work each day provides justification to expand our already overbuilt road system, which has serious impacts on development patterns, travel … Continue reading → The post Employers play a major role in shaping commuting behavior appeared first on Tim Kovach.
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