(New York — Kathleen Horan, WNYC) Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he plans to veto legislation that would put an end to the Sanitation Department’s so-called ‘shame’ stickers on cars. The mayor said he supports the 25-year-old practice of plastering a fluorescent sticker on cars that violate alternate side parking rules. “I think it’s one of…
(Billings, MT – YPR) – The car-centric West poses a challenge for college students who arrive on campus without a car. Public transportation can be limited, and far flung classrooms, and snow and ice storms can be a challenge for students who live on campus — but attend classes miles away. Transportation is also a…
Last year, commuters of all kinds came to terms with one fact: getting somewhere, anywhere, is harder than it used to be. Here in the Bay Area, drivers faced higher gas prices and bridge tolls. In the East Bay, AC Transit riders dealt with fewer bus lines and increased fares. San Francisco MUNI riders faced…
Last year it looked like bikes had replaced owls as the go-to item at New York’s craft fairs. But this year transportation is coming into its own — and the last-minute holiday shopper looking for gifts with an infrastructure bent will be amply rewarded.
(Washington, D.C. – Jonathan Wilson, WAMU) D.C. pedicab operators have been complaining of hostile treatment from police around the National Mall for much of the year. Although business slows down as the weather gets colder, some pedicab drivers say unpleasant interactions with police are again heating up. Pedicab operators in the District started complaining of…
Another bike lane battle is brewing in New York City. This time it comes in East Harlem. After voting in favor of a pair of protected bike lanes along First and Second Avenues, from 96th Street to 125th Street, Community Board 11 voted last week to rescind that support. Matthew Washington, CB11′s chair, sounded exasperated…
As Houston revamps the requirements for businesses to provide off-street parking, new provisions are finding their way into the rules. There will now be consideration for bike parking, and cupcake shops.
Issuing residential parking permits is one of those things that seems so self-evident to some New York City residents that it’s unimaginable it hasn’t happened already. At a city council hearing on Wednesday, Council Member Leticia James, who represents the area around Barclay’s Center, future home to the Brooklyn Nets, summed it up in her…
TN readers dress up in the oddest costumes, behold a human muni-meter, and a roundabout.
In a city where on-street parking is at a premium, San Francisco city officials and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) yesterday initiated a pilot project to reserve 11 parking spots around the city for for pick-up and drop-off of vehicles in a car sharing program. “One of these cars gets 15 other cars…
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