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Chicago Approves Landmark Effort To Boost Affordable Housing Near Transit And Stall Gentrification
By Quinn Myers and Mina Bloom Block Club Chicago The ordinance greatly expands the city's transit-oriented development program, which provides incentives for developers building near train stations and certain bus lines. A sweeping housing effort officials say will help fight segregation, boost affordable housing on the South and West sides and slow displacement in gentrifying neighborhoods was approved by City Council Wednesday. The “Connected Communities” ordinance includes
Want to Save Americans Money at the Pump? Invest in Bikes - People for Bikes
By: Noa Banayan, PeopleForBikes’ director of federal affairs The Biden administration and Congress could quickly lower transportation costs for Americans by investing in bike infrastructure and e-bike purchase subsidies, as well as fight inflation by relieving Section 301 tariffs on bicycle imports. One of the few bipartisan agreements in Congress right now is that a gas tax holiday is a false, shortsighted solution to saving Americans money at the pump. Despite this one area
How Pittsburgh uses big data to make streets safer for all - Cities Today
Any city planner will tell you that safety for all residents is one of the highest – if not the highest – transportation priority. But spotting and reducing trouble spots, such as high crash zones, requires a fully comprehensive picture of both current and historical traffic data. To see how equitable a city’s safety record is, requires demographics to be interlinked with traffic patterns. Until recently, obtaining these insights with a high degree of confidence has been near
The best commuter bikes for new riders, according to experts - NBC News
New to commuting via bike but don’t know where to start? Our experts give advice and recommendations to get your biking journey off on the right foot. Though cars still dominate the American commute, bike commuting has been on the rise for the past two decades. According to data collected by Bike Adviser, the number of commuters who biked to work increased by 61% from 2000 to 2019. And the Covid pandemic only supercharged that growth as people looked for socially distant ways
SEPTA expands Key Advantage program, urging more large employers to get workers on mass transit
By Tom MacDonald - Whyy SEPTA is growing its Key Advantage program, an effort to get big companies to sign up for Key cards that are given to employees as a benefit. The program was tested starting in March by three companies, Penn Medicine, Drexel University, and Wawa. Since then, they’ve signed up just under half of their eligible workers, much greater than the buy-in the transit agency initially expected, said SEPTA’s Andrew Busch. “We went into it thinking that we would g
PA Senate Committee Amends Parking Protected Bike Lane Bill with Anti-Municipal Amendment
By Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia With enormous disappointment, we have to report that HB140, the parking separated bike lane legislation that we have been working on since 2018, was dealt a big blow in the waning days of the spring 2022 session of the Pennsylvania legislature. As last reported, we had hoped that HB140 would come up for a vote in May. Many supporters took action through emails and phone calls to ask for a committee vote. Finally, HB140 was “sunshin
Local Municipalities Invest in EV Charging Stations - WHYY
By Kenny Cooper Transportation is the largest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States driving the climate crisis. As prices continue to skyrocket at the pump, many people are turning to electric vehicles (EVs) as the solution to both problems. And it’s not just individuals. A growing number of municipalities across the suburbs of Philadelphia are transitioning their gas-powered municipal vehicle fleets and investing in the infrastructure to support EVs. U
Amazon to use walking, electric cargo bikes to replace thousands of van deliveries
By Micah Toll, electrek E-commerce giant Amazon has found a simple solution to replace thousands of its van deliveries: smaller electric cargo bikes and good old-fashioned walking. The first city to see Amazon make the switch is London, where the company is beginning a trial with electric cargo bikes – but these aren’t your typical two-wheeled electric cargo bikes. In fact, they aren’t even the common delivery e-trikes we’ve seen before. These are four-wheeled electric cargo
