Year of the Bus: Passing the Bus Stop Test
We explored how cities can unlock the full potential of public transportation in our earlier blog "Year of the Bus”. For riders and non-riders alike, the bus stop is often the ultimate dealbreaker.
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Back to School, in Need of Better Streets
The return of the school year brings more than new classrooms, schedules, and routines. It also changes the way communities move. After a quieter summer, streets around schools become active again. School buses run their routes, cyclists and pedestrians share neighborhood roads, parents navigate drop-off and pickup, and public transit enjoys an increase in demand.
Year of the Bus: Frequency is Freedom
Ask people why they don't use the bus and you'll often hear familiar answers: it takes too long, it's unreliable or it’s difficult to understand the network. But underneath many of these complaints sits a simpler problem: the bus isn’t frequent enough.
Hit the Brakes: How Cities Around the World Are Slowing Down and Saving Lives
In cities around the globe, a quiet revolution is reshaping how we think about speed. It’s not about enforcing limits through tickets and signs. It’s about designing streets, transportation systems, and expectations that make slower, safer movement the default.
Why Vehicle “Size Creep” Matters for Bike Month
As we celebrate Bike Month, it is important to look at how the changing size of American vehicles affects road safety. Over the last decade, SUVs and trucks have become significantly taller, wider, and heavier. For cyclists, this "size creep" creates new risks that standard infrastructure wasn't designed to handle.
Pedal Power: Celebrating National Bike Month
Pedal Power: Celebrating National Bike Month May has arrived, and with it comes National Bike Month! The perfect time (and season) to swap four wheels for two. Whether you are a seasoned cyclist or dusting off a vintage frame for…
Sustainable Movement – Public Transit as Climate Action
Step onto a busy street at rush hour and you will see the climate challenge in motion: long lines of cars, most carrying just one person, inching forward. Now imagine that same street with fewer cars and, instead, more buses moving steadily along, each carrying dozens of people.
Small Habits Makes a Big Difference
At a red light, your phone buzzes. It’ll only take a second… right? That tiny moment is where distracted driving begins and it’s something nearly all of us have experienced. April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
Changing the Narrative: How the US is Tackling Drunk Driving With Smarter Solutions
Drunk and impaired driving isn’t a new problem. Everyone knows the risks, the laws, and the statistics. But if awareness hasn’t solved this deadly social problem yet, what will? The full solution likely includes building systems that prevent it entirely.
Why Germany Has Women-Only Parking Spaces — and Why They Matter
In parking garages across Germany, you might spot something unexpected: parking spaces marked with a silhouette of a woman and the word Frauenparkplatz—women’s parking space. They're typically located near building entrances, under bright lights, and within view of surveillance cameras. For women drivers, these spots are an obvious safety measure.