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Talking Headways Podcast: Designing City Streets for People

By Jeff Wood | Mar 10, 2017 | No Comments

This week Corinne Kisner and Matthew Rowe of NACTO tell us about their influential series of street design guides that give transportation engineers "permission" to put walking, biking, and transit first. Learn how the guides are put together and how cities are using them to prioritize people instead of cars.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Mar 10, 2017 | No Comments

Alderwoman Takes Matters Into Own Hands After City Disregards Dangerous Intersection (KSDK)
County Wants to Make West Florissant a “Great Street” But Has Yet to Identify Funding (Post-Dispatch)
Alice McClure Charged for Hit-and-Run Killting of Jameca Stanfield in April 2016 (KMOV)
Still No Answers in Hit-and-Run Death of Maurice Richards One Year Ago (KTVI)
New Chair and Vice Chair of Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission Named (Missouri Times)
CityLab Asks: Is Uber Over?
T4America Urging Senators to Protect Key Transpo Programs

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Atlanta’s Streetcar Investment Is Not Paying Off

By Yonah Freemark | Mar 9, 2017 | No Comments

Unable to assemble new funding from the state to significantly improve the rapid transit system, the city of Atlanta chose to focus on a cheaper-to-implement streetcar line. But more than two years after launch, ridership on the streetcar is falling far short of expectations.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Mar 9, 2017 | No Comments

Motorists Strike, Kill Shantay Phillips on I-270 Early Wednesday (KPLR)
Missouri Ranks in Top 5 States for Structurally Deficient Bridges (FourStatesHomepage)
Rachel Chooses Metro When She’s Not Biking to Work (NextStop)
Past Experiences Shape Future Travel Behavior (Planetizen)
Meet T4America’s New Director Adrea Turner

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Why Cities Are Starting to Decriminalize Fare Evasion

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 8, 2017 | No Comments

With renewed public attention on the excessive criminalization of poor people and people of color, some transit agencies and law enforcement officials are reevaluating their fare evasion policies.

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Krewson Wins St. Louis City Democratic Mayoral Primary

By Alex Ihnen | Mar 8, 2017 | No Comments

With her victory in the city’s Democratic mayoral primary, longtime 28th Ward Alderwoman Lyda Krewson has the inside track to becoming the next mayor of St. Louis.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Mar 8, 2017 | No Comments

Lyda Krewson Wins Mayoral Primary in Close Finish Over Tishaura Jones (Riverfront Times)
Missouri Rep Proposes Propane Fuel Tax (MissouriNet)
CMT’s Ten Toe Express 2017 Season Kicks Off April 6 in Grand Center
Fight Against Cliff Cave Trail Continues (Call Newspapers)
Proposed Bridge Connecting U.S. and Canada to Include Bike/Ped Access (Planetizen)
Electric Car Sales in the U.S. on the Upswing (Treehugger)

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Tiffany Neighborhood Gets A Plan With Help From Park Central

By Alex Ihnen | Mar 7, 2017 | No Comments

Park Central Development is working with the Tiffany Community Association and others to create a five-year action plan. According to Park Central, more than 100 residents recently completed a needs assessment survey. Now a draft of the Tiffany Needs Assessment and Action Plan has been produced.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Mar 7, 2017 | No Comments

Time to Vote! St. Louis Will Pick a New Mayor for the First Time in 16 Years (CBS)
Trevion Cunningham, Likely Drag Racing, Charged for Hit-and-Run Killing of Doletha Hudson (KMOV)
… Family Hopes Doletha Doesn’t Become Another Statistic (KTVI)
Transit-Oriented High-Rise Apartment Building to Open in Downtown Clayton This Summer (REJournals)
Plans Underway to Start Construction On 18-Miles of Bike/Ped Trails This Year Near KC (Fox4KC)
Bike-Share Worth Considering in Rolla (Rolla Daily News)
Despite Bridj Pilot’s Low Ridership Numbers, KC Planners Consider It a Success (Wired)

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It’s Parking Madness Time — Send Us Your Parking Disasters!

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 6, 2017 | No Comments

It's March and that means it's Parking Madness season at Streetsblog. Today we're launching our fifth annual tournament in search of North America's worst parking blight, and we're switching things up a little.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Mar 6, 2017 | No Comments

Suspect Caught in Friday’s Fatal Hit-and-Run in North St. Louis (Post-Dispatch)
…Victim Identified as Dorletha Hudson, Killed While Walking to the Bus (Post-Dispatch, KSDK)
Expect Minor Delays on MetroLink This Week (NextStop)
Temporary Shift for Clark Avenue’s MetroBus Stop at Union Station on Tuesday (NextStop)
Selling the St. Louis Region as a Major Freight Hub (BND)
The Suburbs Are Changing (Business Insider)

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How Engineering Standards for Cars Endanger People Crossing the Street

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 3, 2017 | No Comments

At the Landmark Interchange by Fenway Park in Boston, people trying to walk across the street sometimes have to wait as long as two minutes for a signal. And that, says Northeastern University Civil Engineering Professor Peter Furth, is dangerous.

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