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Status of Key Bills Affecting Bicycling, Walking, and Trails With One Week Remaining in Legislative Session

By Brent Hugh | May 5, 2017 | No Comments

With just one week left in Missouri's 2017 legislative session, we have had some really important bills moving--some very good and some very bad. Where are they now?

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | May 5, 2017 | No Comments

Now’s Your Chance to Ask MoDOT About Bike/Ped Infrastructure in Its 5-Year Road Plan (Herald-Whig)
Public Safety Improvements on MetroLink Must Not be Delayed (Post-Dispatch)
Assaults on MetroLink Quadrupled in a Four-Year Period (KSDK)
Cape Girardeau Police Searching for Motorist Who Hit Pedestrian and Fled (KFVS)
What’s Missouri Doing About Its Deadliest Roads? (KC Star)
What’s in the Works at Great Rivers Greenway (Webster-Kirkwood Times)
Metro Links2Life Job Expo Is May 17 (NextStop)
Sen. Doug Libla on Transpo: “We Must Move Missouri Forward” (The Missouri Times)
Upgrades to Washington U Include Bike/Ped Transpo Facilities (The Source)

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Only Six Cities Are Worthy of Rail Funding, Manhattan Institute Scholar Decrees

By Stephen Miller | May 4, 2017 | No Comments

A new report from Manhattan Institute senior fellow Aaron Renn argues that the federal government should stop supporting new rail lines in cities across the country.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | May 4, 2017 | No Comments

Ticketing on MetroLink Just a Plain Mess, the Post-Dispatch Reveals
Lawsuit Filed Against Dossie Roberson Alleges He Killed Lester Anderson While Driving Distracted (Telegraph)
MoDOT Provides Interactive Map of Missouri Road Closures Due to Flooding (Fox2Now)
Find Out Why Shelly Uses Metro (NextStop)
Will Trump Hike the Federal Gas Tax? (Planetizen)

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Bike-Share and Open Streets: A Perfect Match

By Stephen Miller | May 3, 2017 | No Comments

Open streets events, or ciclovias, give people a new way to explore their city's streets. Without cars on the streets, they're a natural opportunity for people who don't usually ride a bike to hop on two wheels -- and that's precisely why it's important to include bike-share systems in the mix, says Stefani Cox at the Better Bike Share Partnership.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | May 3, 2017 | No Comments

Joint Law Enforcement Task Force in the Works for MetroLink (BND)
KSDK Has the Latest on Road Closures Due to Flooding
CMT’s Great Race Has Been Postponed Until June 14 (NextStop)
Congress’s Proposal to Increase Weight Limit for Semis Is Bad Idea for Infrastructure (Sedalia Democrat)
BJC Installs Pedestrian Skywalk for Patients, Employees (Facility Executive)
Startland Hosts “Fireside Chat” on the Future of Transportation in KC

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House and Senate Decline Trump’s Request to Gut Transit Funding, For Now

By Stephen Miller | May 2, 2017 | No Comments

Yesterday, Congress came out with a funding package that keeps the government operating until the end of September. Officially, it's known as the omnibus appropriations package for fiscal year 2017. Unofficially, it's a Republican Congress ignoring the wishes of President Donald J. Trump, and for transit projects around the country, it's what amounts to good news these days.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | May 2, 2017 | No Comments

Speeding Motorist Hits, Critically Injures Woman, Flees on Monday in St. Louis (Post-Dispatch)
Safety Plan for MetroLink in the Works, According to St. Louis County (Post-Dispatch)
KCTA’s Prospect MAX Bus System Closer to Getting Federal Funding (KC Star)
Bridj Has Folded in KC (KC Business Journal)
Stewart Road’s Makeover Includes Traffic Calming in Columbia (ABC 17)
BikeWalkKC Hosting Several Events During Bike Month (Greenability)
MoDOT Raising Speed Limit on US 71 (KCUR)
Cities Need to Accommodate Cycling to Stay Relevant (Kansas City infoZine)
When Will Lower-Income Cyclists’ Voices Be Heard? (Strong Towns)

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App-Based “Microtransit” Provider Bridj Closes Shop

By Stephen Miller | May 1, 2017 | No Comments

Bridj, the premium app-based "microtransit" service that tailored routes and prices based on customer demand, has folded after exhausting its funds.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | May 1, 2017 | No Comments

$20 Million Slated for MetroLink Security (Post-Dispatch)
Missouri State Auditor Shares Findings on Transpo Discrepancies With St. Louis American
KMOV Found Probably the Only Cyclist Who Supports the Bike Ban for the Loop Trolley
Slight Delays on MetroLink’s Blue Line This Week (NextStop)
Columbia Boasts One of the Largest Battery-Electric Bus Fleets in the Midwest (NGT News)
Oh Hey, Missouri, Two More States Raise Fees/Taxes to Support Transportation (T4America)
Improving the Pedestrian Experience Will Go a Long Way to Help Transit (Planetizen)

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Talking Headways Podcast: The Urban Policy Translator

By Jeff Wood | Apr 28, 2017 | No Comments

This week we’re joined by Shelley Poticha, director of NRDC’s Urban Solutions Program, who tells us about the organization's new programs like SPARCC and the City Energy Project. We get into federal policy like the Clean Power Plan and the story of how FTA and HUD were finally connected, and we talk about The Next American Metropolis, the 1993 book about transit-oriented development she wrote with Peter Calthorpe.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Apr 28, 2017 | No Comments

Motorist Hits, Kills Little Girl in North City Neighborhood Then Drives Away (Post-Dispatch, Fox2Now)
Ban on Bikes Along Delmar Is, Apparently, Just One of Many Ideas (Post-Dispatch)
With Ride-Hailing Imminent, MTC Stands Firm on Passenger Safety (St. Louis Business Journal)
Ride-Hailing Needs Scrutiny at All Levels (KC Star)
How Those Green Bike Boxes at Intersections Are Supposed to Work (KC Star)

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