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Study: Access to Light Rail Can Reduce Obesity Risk — If You Use It
Living near transit can help you stay trim and healthy. That’s the result of a study published last year in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine. This study is a little old — it was published...
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How Much Bang Are Cities Getting From Federal BRT Bucks?
The vast majority of cities implementing bus improvements with federal BRT dollars have seen ridership increases -- some of them quite dramatic. Image: GAO How substantial are the benefits delivered by...
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International Funders Shift Investments Toward Sustainable Transportation
Traffic congestion, air pollution, and lack of mobility disproportionately harm the poor in the developing world when transportation investments favor automobiles. Photo: Owni If you think the United...
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2011 DOT Scorecard: More Jobs, More Subway Riders, Traffic Stays Flat
Image: NYC DOT While the number of employed New Yorkers has recovered from the lows of the recession, motor vehicle traffic in the city remained flat last year, with increased demand for travel being...
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Chicago Unveils Its Ambitious Pedestrian Safety Plan
Yesterday, the city of Chicago rolled out a sweeping new plan for pedestrian safety [PDF]. With some 250 recommendations — including traffic-calming measures like pedestrian islands, chicanes and...
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Why It Can Be More Affordable to Live in an “Expensive” City
So, how did Washington, D.C. — widely perceived as one of the most expensive cities in the country — end up topping a “most affordable” housing list? First and most importantly, adjust for average...
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Study: Protected Bike Lanes Reduce Injury Risk Up to 90 Percent
This diagram shows that as bike infrastructure becomes progressively more separate from vehicular traffic, the risk of injury generally declines, while the appeal of the route to cyclists tends to...
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DOT: Local Retail Thrives After Projects Improved Transit, Biking, Walking
Image: NYC DOT Leading transportation policy decision makers from around the country are gathered at NYU today for the National Association of City Transportation Officials’ “Designing Cities”...
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Coming Soon: Full Report on Local Retail Impact of Sustainable Streets
At the beginning of the National Association of City Transportation Officials’ “Designing Cities” conference last week, NYC DOT released new data showing that retail and restaurant sales have tended to...
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In Philly, Housing in Walkable Places Held Up Better Than Suburban Housing
During the latest recession, housing prices were more resilient in Philadelphia's walkable neighborhoods. That is a reversal of the pattern that occurred in the previous housing downturn. Image:...
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NYU Report: NYC’s Exclusive Busways Shouldn’t Be for Emergencies Only
The city and state need to shift gears to create a more resilient transportation network in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, a group of New York University transportation researchers argue in a report...
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British National Health Experts: Cycling Safer Than Couch Sitting
A British national health authority is advising UK residents to make walking and cycling the norm for short trips, in order to reduce the risk of chronic diseases associated with the nation’s obesity...
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Here They Are: The Best and Worst American Transportation Projects
Which transportation projects are the smartest investments, and which are the most ridiculous boondoggles? The Sierra Club has put together a solid list in a new report titled “Smart Choices, Less...
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Study: Shorter Blocks May Be the Key to Cutting Traffic in Small Cities
It’s well-established that density and mixed-use development reduce driving. Right? But strategies like those don’t work the same way everywhere, according to new research published in the Journal of...
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Safety Fixes Near NYC Schools Reduced Kids’ Traffic Injuries By a Third
Traffic injuries to school-age kids are down by a third in areas of New York city that received safety improvements like crosswalks and curb extensions as part of DOT’s Safe Routes to School program,...
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Report: Most States Have Poor Safeguards Against the Revolving Door
States do a poor job safeguarding against corruption, according to a recent report from the Center for Public Integrity. The list above ranks state ethical protections in descending order. The green...
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Does Riding Transit Make You More Civic-Minded?
Civic pride, attachment to community — what does that have to do with how you get around? According to a recent study commissioned by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, possibly quite a bit. People who...
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CDC: Americans Drive Distracted Waaaay More Than Brits
Adults aged 18–64 who said they had talked on their cell phone while driving in the past 30 days, by country. Image: CDC If you’ve been on a U.S. street anytime in the past few years, it comes as no...
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Fun Facts But Little Analysis in NYU Traffic-Injury Study
There’s a lot to like in this morning’s New York Times front-pager summarizing a new study of injuries to pedestrians and cyclists in Manhattan and western Brooklyn. There’s the pull-no-punches...
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Study: Too Many Drivers Fail to Look for Pedestrians When Turning Left
Oregon State University’s Driving Simulator, which provides 220 degrees of projection, was used to study drivers' attention to pedestrians while making left turns. Image: OTREC Drivers turning left are...
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