San Antonio to Tear Out the “Best Thing” City Has Done for Cycling
Score one for the NIMBY crowd in San Antonio. Bike San Antonio called the South Flores Street bike lane the best thing the city had ever done for cyclists. Photo: Bike San Antonio City Council...
View ArticleSan Antonio Abandons Streetcar Plans. What’s Next?
While Tucson’s new downtown streetcar system enjoyed a successful debut weekend with an estimated 60,000 trips, San Antonio was busy scuttling its streetcar plans. These streetcar routes won’t be...
View ArticleAre There Any Affordable Cities Left in America?
When you factor in both housing and transportation costs (H+T) as a percent of income, the car-dependent cities in the right column are especially expensive. But are DC, SF, and NYC that much more...
View ArticleCar-Free Streets Draw Bigger Crowds in San Antonio Than Pro Sports
It’s hard to argue that people in Texas just aren’t into walking and biking after you watch the above video from the Rivard Report, which shows the overjoyed crowds at San Antonio’s Síclovía open...
View ArticleHero Mom Fined By Police for Vigilante Traffic Calming
Frustrated with speeding drivers on her street, San Antonio mom Kristi Flanagan posted a homemade sign that said “Drive like your kids live here.” But motorists ignored it. So Flanagan stood outside...
View ArticleSan Antonio Gets a Badly Needed Kick in the Pants on Pedestrian Safety
It would be easy enough to make the intersection at St. Mary’s and Mistletoe in San Antonio safer for pedestrians. That much an anonymous group calling themselves the San Antonio Department of...
View ArticleWant to Grow Transit Ridership? Improve Bus Service
Cities that want to build transit ridership in an era of major declines should pay far more attention to the weakest link: bus service. That advice comes from a new analysis of 2018 ridership data by...
View ArticleUber Slams Brakes on Bike Share Expansion
Uber is removing its fleet of electric bikes from Atlanta and San Diego this month as the company struggled with increased regulations on transportation devices in urban areas and staggering losses of...
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