A Strategy for Strong Transit and Walkability in Small Cities
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Proposed: Smaller cities should choose one, or maybe two, corridors for frequent transit service and dense, walkable development.
These State Lawmakers Indulged the Violent Fantasy of Ramming Protesters With a Car
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During the past year, GOP lawmakers in six states tried to protect people who drove cars into protesters, like white supremacist James Fields did this weekend in Charlottesville.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- New MetroBus Schedule Starts Today (STL.News)
- Demonstrators Took to the Streets in Downtown St. Louis This Weekend (KSDK)
- Another Letter to the Editor Against More Tax Money Going to Loop Trolley (Post-Dispatch)
- Documentary “Whose Streets?” in Theaters Now (TruthDig)
- Rock Island Trail Proponents Descend on Missouri Capitol Urging Lawmakers to Approve Trail (News Tribune)
- KC Star Warns of Traffic Delays All Week on I-70
- Public Space Under Attack in the U.S. (CityLab)
- Cycling Has Helped This Woman Beat Depression, and So Much More (MightyGoods)
- The Eclipse Is Coming! (Post-Dispatch)
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The Civic Center MetroBus Transit Center Reopens Today
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The new design is substantially different, it has 3 times as many bus bays. First we have to get to it.
The 85th Percentile Rule Is Killing Us
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A report from the NTSB is vindicating advocates' critique of an engineering standard that seeks to accommodate motorist behavior instead of designing streets for safety.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Safety a Big Component in Redesign of Metro’s Civic Center Transit Facility (St. Louis Public Radio)
- MoDOT Patching/Resurfacing Roads Doesn’t Necessarily Make Them Safer (West Plains Daily Quill)
- MetroLink Security Guard Steals Woman’s Purse While on Duty (Post-Dispatch)
- New Pedestrian Safety Ad Shunned by the Agencies That Helped Create It (Planetizen)
- CityLab Brings to Light This YouTuber’s Way of Dealing With Auto-Centric Culture
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Talking Headways Podcast: Transatlantic Part 1 — The United States
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Here's the first installment of my two-part conversation with Jonn Elledge, the editor of City Metric and the host of the Skylines podcast. In this episode Jonn interviews me about American transportation, particularly the history of urban subways and light rail, as well as transportation politics and possible futures.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- First Impact Aims to Decrease Amount of Auto Crashes Young Drivers Cause (The Missourian)
- Peace and Quiet Are Why Jeanette Chooses MetroLink to Commute (NextStop)
- St. Louis — Can We Win Again? Time to Nominate Our Sorriest Bus Stop to Streetsblog USA
- Planning Will Continue for KC Streetcar Despite Tuesday’s “No” Vote (KC Star)
- Hundreds to Rally Friday at State Capitol in Favor of Rock Island Trail (The Missourian)
- Citing Safety and Security Reasons, Pedestrian Bridge Walkway in Jeff City to Close for Eclipse (News Tribune)
- Yet Another Story Showing How Little Regard People Behind the Wheel Have for Others (Strong Towns)
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Send Us Your Nominations for America’s Sorriest Bus Stop
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We need your help to fill out the field of bus stops that will compete for nationwide ridicule (and with it, a kick in the pants for local streets and transit agencies who are responsible).
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Kansas City Streetcar Expansion Nixed by Voters (KC Star)
- Suspect in Custody After Hit-and-Run Motorist Injures 6-Year-Old in North County Tuesday (Fox2Now)
- Motorist Strikes Pedestrian Tuesday Evening in Kansas City, No Details Available (KC Star)
- Celebrate the New Civic Center Transit Center This Friday With Food, Fun, Free Metro (NextStop)
- St. Ann Residents Vote No on Tax to Fix Roads, Sidewalks (Post-Dispatch)
- Complaint Filed Two Years After Motorist Injures Antoine Gully in East St. Louis (Madison-St. Clair Record)
- Kansas City Begins to Plan for Southern Extension of Its Streetcar (RT&S)
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Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Post-Dispatch on MetroLink: It’s Time to End the Power Struggle and Focus on Safety
- Transit Issues Main Focus on Ballots in Kansas City Today (Planetizen)
- Nearly Two Years Later, Randel Sparks Pleads Guilty in Hit-and-Run Death of Heavenly Hafford (Southeast Missourian)
- Letter to Editor: Taxpayers Have Given Enough to Loop Trolley Project (Post-Dispatch)
- Local Media Pulling Out All the Stops on Driving Safety for Solar Eclipse (KFVS)
- City of Alton Surveying Residents About Sidewalks, Cycling (Alton Daily News)
- Joplin Council Approves Future Sidewalk, Street Improvements (Four States Homepage)
- Surprise! Walkable Neighborhoods Are Good for Older Adults, Too (A Place for Mom)
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Advice for Turning Dangerous State Roads Into Safe City Streets
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It's extra challenging to redesign a city street for safe walking and biking when that street is controlled by the state DOT. That's the case with Memorial Drive in Atlanta, a dangerous state road that runs more than five miles across the city.