Transportation

Two of the country’s leading transportation researchers, Reid Ewing and Robert Cervero, have published a painstaking meta-analysis More >>

The Google Maps website now provides directions for bicyclists, helping them avoid steep hills and identify streets with bike lanes. More >>

NPR, my favored audio accompaniment as I prepare my kids’ lunches for school each morning, really let me down today. More >>

Fresh Energy and their media team tackled the issue of Complete Streets in their newly released video. More >>

How’s this for a concept: a “do-it-yourself guide to placemaking.” I like the notion that you and I can do this ourselves – make great places in the communities where we live. More >>

The renovation of St. Paul’s historic Union Depot just received a $35 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) innovative new TIGER grant program. More >>

I had the good fortune to hear Jim Charlier speak at an Urban Land Institute (ULI) event on Feb. More >>

In recent weeks, Minnesota’s streets have been hazardous to all. Most residential streets in St. More >>

Check out this short video that shows how people will go out of their way to make mundane activities more fun. More >>

Ever tried to bring your bike onto an Amtrak train? You have to box your bike, pay a fee, and if it is an unmanned station you cannot even do it. In short, it’s a total pain. This has always struck me as unfortunate, since a train can make bicycle tourism so seamless. Compared to airports, train stations are far more conveniently located, often directly in downtown or Main Street, and seeing a city (or the countryside) by bike is completely different experience than by car. More >>