Why You Shouldn’t Trust Media Coverage That Blames Pedestrians for Getting Struck
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Police and local reporters rushed to blame a 14-year-old girl who was struck by a speeding driver in a marked crosswalk.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- In Car-Centric Houston, Low-Income Residents Struggle After Harvey Ruined Vehicles (Tribune)
- KLBJ Poll Shows Lack of Confidence That Toll Lanes Reduce Congestion
- CapMetro Connections 2025 Frequent Grid Network Bus Overhaul Open Houses Start Next Week
- Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed Lashone Markeei Wilson, 43, While He Was Walking (KCDB)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Marcos Garza, 53, While He Was Walking (KRIS)
- Help Build Strong Towns in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey (Strong Towns)
- AARP Working on a Better Block in Fort Worth’s Linwood Neighborhood (AARP)
- Be Courteous When Parking Your Bike-Share Bike in Downtown Dallas (NBCDFW)
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Seattle’s Playful Traffic Circles Tame Neighborhood Streets
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Seattle started installing traffic circles in the early 1970s, and now there are more than 1,200 throughout the city.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Did #TXLege Intend for Regional Mobility Authorities to Lobby for Road Spending Like This?
- Dallas City Council Has Chosen a D2 Downtown Subway Route (Morning News)
- Houston Bike-Share Replacing Cars With Free Bikes After Harvey (Curbed)
- Which Deadly Weapon Will Diavontain Hill Be Charged With Using, His Car or Gun? (Morning News)
- Cycling to Work Means Better Health and a Longer Life (Washington Post)
- Talk Density to Me: Happy Hour & Advocacy Night in Austin Hosted by FAN, AURA: Tuesday, 9/19
- Confused About Texting While Driving? Let’s Clear That Up (Statesman)
- The Dirty Truth Behind Park & Rides (Streets MN)
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Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- City of Austin Releases CodeNEXT Draft Two With Slightly Less Destructive Regional Sprawl (KUT)
- Capital Metro Deliberately Choosing Not to Provide Temporary MetroRapid Stations (Monitor)
- The Texas L Proposal Makes Top 10 Finalists for World’s First Hyperloop (KUT)
- Alamo Area MPO Explains Why You Shouldn’t Drive a Car and How to Get Free of Gas
- Austin “Mobility Revolution” Seems Resigned to Single Occupant Car Trips (Hewlett Foundation)
- City of San Antonio Giving VIA $4.3 Million From General Fund for Frequent Transit (VIA)
- Capital Metro Seeking Feedback on Proposed June 2018 Service Changes
- Texas Mobility Summit Still On for October 15-17 in Houston
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Talking Headways Podcast: Guidelines and Expectations for Transit Oriented Development
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This week we’re joined by Abby Thorne Lyman, who manages the transit-oriented development program at BART. Abby discusses how the agency pulled together its new transit-oriented development guidelines. We talk about the importance of reduced parking, the ridership benefits of TOD, and expectations transit agencies should have for property developers.
How Dangerous Is the Driving Around Your Kids’ School?
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A new map from the driving behavior analytics company Zendrive can give you a better read.
How Bikes Can Help Keep Houston Rolling After Harvey
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One million cars were flooded during Harvey. One campaign sees bikes as part of the solution.
America Spends $7.3 Billion a Year Paying Affluent People to Drive to Work
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Because the federal government lets car commuters claim thousands of dollars in tax-free income each year, an estimated 66,000 additional people drive to work in America's 25 biggest cities.
Convention Center Bombshell
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Previously, I have been skeptical of a convention center expansion. As a member of the Visitor Impact Task Force, I came around to a positive recommendation after the Task Force recommended ways to make expansion a positive for the city: Incorporating expansion as part of a larger tower to share costs and add activity when the convention center isn’t being used. Keeping...
Bike Commuting Growth Has Leveled Off – But Not Everywhere in the U.S.
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The future of biking is already here. It's just unevenly distributed.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Metro Board Chair Carrin Patman: Harvey Proves Robust Public Transit Needed (Houston Chron)
- UT-Austin Paying For Guaranteed Lyft Rides for Late Night Trips Home From Campus (Daily Texan)
- Evolve Austin Transit Study Shows CodeNEXT Would Not Allow Transit-Oriented Densities
- Non-Profit Leaders Join Real Estate Interests Calling for More Density in CodeNEXT (Big Red Dog)
- TXDOT Conducting Another Live Freeway Removal Experiment This Weekend (HPM)
- Texas Lawmakers in the Vanguard With New Requirement for School Bus Seat Belts (Morning News)
- Car Dealerships Are Seeing a Post-Harvey Surge in New Car Buying (AutoNews)
- San Antonio Express: Gas Shortage Reveals S.A. Needs Better Transit Options
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