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Narrow roads often work better than wide ones

At the Institute of Transportation Engineers' annual meeting, a seldom-discussed fact was emphasized: Wider roads require more time for pedestrians to cross, which means longer waits for motorists.

5 Aug 23 2011 4:57pm
Where walking is a lethal activity

For a pedestrian, there's no place deadlier than Florida, a new report from Transportation for America finds.

May 26 2011 6:46am
Transit: Economic development for the 21st Century

Transit inserted into the heart of metro areas, near employment opportunities and with good planning, can help to bring us out of the economic malaise.

4 Apr 5 2011 6:10am
When will transportation departments start making roads safe for all?

Traffic deaths have fallen dramatically, but safety advocates still pay too little attention to the potential of better street design.

5 Mar 14 2011 7:08am
With stimulus, transit dollars put more to work

Each dollar used on transit was 75 percent more effective at putting people to work than a dollar used for highway work.

Feb 4 2011 11:42am
Pew: People will flock to light-weight electric cars but they won't stand for smart growth

Streetsblog points out the blind spots in a Pew Center on Global Climate Change report on curbing transportation emissions.

3 Jan 20 2011 10:44am
States must lead on cutting transportation emissions, report urges

With Congress unlikely tackle global warming, it’s up to the states to do more to curb greenhouse gases, two organizations say.

Dec 14 2010 5:51pm
Focus on relieving traffic congestion is wrongheaded, says CEOs for Cities

A new report, "Driven Apart," argues that the Texas Transportation Institute has overlooked the benefits of more compact development.

Sep 30 2010 6:59am
Moving Minds: Conservatives and Public Transportation

Paul M. Weyrich and William S. Lind
All in all, Moving Minds is the most persuasive reading I have encountered on public transit.

Jun 30 2009 11:00pm
An extensive study of 4-lane to 3-lane conversions

An extensive study of 4-lane to 3-lane road conversions in Iowa demonstrated a 25 percent reduction in accident frequency and a 19 percent reduction in crash rate. The 23-year study was by Iowa State University and Iowa DOT. See www.dot.state.ia.us/crashanalysis/fourtothree_iowa.htm

Sep 30 2005 11:00pm