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Where Car Commuting Is Shrinking — And Where It’s Not

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 16, 2016 | No Comments

Where are Americans making the shift away from driving to work? Crunching newly-released Census data, Yonah Freemark looked at how commute travel is changing in different cities and regions. In general, car commuting in major metro areas declined between 2005 and 2015, but the shift was greater than a couple of percentage points in only a few cities. Keep [...]

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By Carrie Zukoski | Sep 16, 2016 | No Comments

Nixon Slashes Funding for MoDOT’s “Missouri Moves” Cost-Sharing Program (ABC 17, KSPR)
CMT Conducting Walking Audits to Improve Transit Stops (KMOV)
Judge’s Hearing on KC Streetcar Is About Legality of Proposed Transpo Taxing District (KC Star)
“CyclingSavvy” Teaches People How to Bike the Mean Streets of St. Louis (Terrain Magazine)
Across the Board, Urban Dwelling on the Rise in the U.S. (Planetizen)

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FHWA’s New Goal: Eliminating Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths in America

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 15, 2016 | No Comments

Pedestrian and cyclist deaths account for a growing share of traffic fatalities in America. Can federal officials reverse the trend? Graph: FHWA The Federal Highway Administration wants to eliminate pedestrian and cyclist fatalities “in the next 20 to 30 years.” In a new strategic plan [PDF], the agency calls for reducing serious injuries and deaths 80 percent in the [...]

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By Carrie Zukoski | Sep 15, 2016 | No Comments

Traffic Fatalities in Missouri and Kansas Much Greater Than Last Year at This Time (KC Star)
Springfield’s Transpo Task Force Focusing on New Goals (KSMU)
Proponents and Opponents of KCTA Streetcar Meet Today to Discuss Its Future (KC Star)
Still No Answers in Hit-and-Run Killing of Bobby Hays Three Years Later (KMBC)
Joe Finds Public Transportation Comfortable (NextStop)
What Happens After There’s No Room Left for Urban Sprawl? (CityLab)

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By Carrie Zukoski | Sep 14, 2016 | No Comments

Mobile Health Clinics Will Soon be Stationed at MetroLink Stops (Post-Dispatch)
Kevin Jones in Custody for Hit-And-Run Killing of Jackie Crumley in Benton on Monday (KFVS)
Motorist Strikes, Kills 88-Year-Old Pedestrian in Neosho (Fox 14)
Metro to Offer Extra Service to Symphony’s Performance Wednesday in Forest Park (BND)
Help With CMT’s Walk Audit of MetroLink’s Forest Park Station, September 16

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How Unrepresentative Is Your Regional Planning Agency?

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 13, 2016 | No Comments

Do the people who make transportation funding decisions in your region represent the people who actually live in your region? Who makes decisions at the Texas Department of Transportation? These guys (and one woman). Image: Jay Crossley After sitting through dozens of meetings presided over by a legion of white men, Texas transportation reformer Jay Crossley wanted to find [...]

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By Carrie Zukoski | Sep 13, 2016 | No Comments

Help Police Find Motorist Who Hit Cyclist at Sunday’s MS150 Charity Ride and Fled (Post-Dispatch, Fox2Now)
Pedestrian Injured in Two Vehicle Crash in Kansas City (KMBC)
MetroLink Construction Schedule for the Week (NextStop)
KC Streetcar Is First Transit Project to Receive the Envision Platinum Award for Sustainable Infrastructure (Public Works)
Planetizen Outlines 13 Principles for the Autonomous Vehicle Future

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We Drove Through Miles of Sprawl to Reach the Country

By Steve Patterson | Sep 12, 2016 | No Comments

The weather was so beautiful Saturday September 3rd we decided to go out to lunch — in Washington, Missouri. Since my husband hadn’t tried Sugarfire Smoke House, we decided to go to the riverfront location. Granted, we could’ve gone to the one downtown just 11 blocks away from our loft, ...

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By Carrie Zukoski | Sep 12, 2016 | No Comments

Redefining St. Louis Spaces (EQ)
95-Year Old Falls, Motorist Going to Her Aid Hits Her With Vehicle (Hannibal Courier-Post)
East-Bound Grand Ramp to I-44 Closed for Two Weeks (Post-Dispatch)
Breakfast and Beer for Cyclists This Friday
“Share the Road” Signs Not as Effective as “Bikes May Use Full Lane (Next City)
For a Refugee in a New City, a Bike Can Be Transformative (CityLab)

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St. Louis Set to Blight 395 Acres in City’s Fast Developing Central Corridor

By Alex Ihnen | Sep 9, 2016 | No Comments

The city is set to blight 395 acres, a total of 610 parcels, across the neighborhoods of Midtown, The Gate…

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By Carrie Zukoski | Sep 9, 2016 | No Comments

MoDOT Issues RFPs for Creating “Tech-Savvy” Roads (St. Louis Business Journal)
Springfield: After Striking, Killing Jesse Beach, Yuwel Edwards Only Charged With Leaving Scene (KY3)
The Concert Scene in St. Louis This Weekend Brings Street Closures, Metro Shuttles (BND)
Check Out the New “Driver’s Guide to Active Transportation” (Trailnet)
Low-Income Residents Who Need Transportation Have New Option in Boone County (Columbia Tribune)
KCATA Awarded $9 Million for New Buses (KC Star)

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By Carrie Zukoski | Sep 8, 2016 | No Comments

MetroLink Helps Jamie Stay Car-Free and Connected to Others (NextStop)
Springfield Police Need Help in This August 24 Hit-And-Run Case (KSPR)
Officials in Union, Missouri, Aren’t Happy With MoDOT’s Public Process (Union Missourian)
More Electric Car Charging Stations Popping Up Around St. Louis (Post-Dispatch)
Pay Attention to This Civic Commons Project in Other Cities, St. Louis (CityLab)

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