Usa streetsblog org downtown seattle added jobs and hardly any car

New BART Cars Show Agency is on the Right Track – Streetsblog ... » Apr 7, 2016 ...The first train car was unveiled today at BART's testing facility in Hayward, marking the beginning of the arrival of a new fleet of 775 train cars over the next five .....In Seattle, the new line between downtown and University of Washington is all subway, but uses light rail vehicles that can run on street median. Sf.streetsblog.org

Downtown Seattle Added 45000 Jobs and Hardly Any Car Commuters » Feb 10, 2017 ...Downtown Seattle has added 45,000 jobs since 2010. During the same time, only 2,255 new drive-alone trips have been added to downtown streets, according to a new Commute Seattle survey. The other 95 percent of commute trips were absorbed by transit, walking, biking, telecommuting and shared car... Usa.streetsblog.org

SPUR Talk: Protected Bike Lanes Must Become the New Normal ... » Sep 19, 2017 ...“There was a fear that cyclists would no longer be able to ride in the streets and would be relegated to sidewalks,” he added. ...He showed a video of himself riding down a street in Seattle in a conventional American bike lane, positioned between parked cars and a lane of traffic stopped at a red light. Sf.streetsblog.org

Transit Ridership Falling Everywhere — But Not in Cities With ... » Feb 24, 2017 ...But there were two cities that bucked the trend — Seattle and Houston, which posted 4.1 and 2.3 percent increases, respectively. Those two outliers ...In a study to evaluate public transport efficiency in major US cities, the Brookings Institute modeled the ability of transit systems to get people to their jobs. Usa.streetsblog.org

Report: As Cities Add Bike Lanes, More People Bike and Biking ... » Jul 20, 2016 ...NACTO makes the case that large-scale bike-share systems can improve access to jobs in low-income communities by extending the reach of bus and ...NACTO tracked changes in bike commuting, bike lane miles, and cyclist fatalities and severe injuries in seven U.S. cities that have added protected bike... Usa.streetsblog.org

A Haunting Glimpse at How Detroit Gave Way to Asphalt and Cars ... » Jan 10, 2018 ...Since the 1960s, asphalt to carry car traffic has swallowed up the buildings and businesses that made this area walkable. ...Your point may be a good one but Detroit isn't a very good example to use because there is no major US city that has seen such a decline in population (well over 50%) in this time... Usa.streetsblog.org

It's Cheap and Easy to Get Around Los Angeles by Transit ... » Jan 17, 2018 ...I got home last night from a four day leisure trip in Los Angeles with a friend who was visiting the United States for the second time. He chose the City of Angels as the place for us to meet before his conference in another state. And he wanted to rent a car for the entire trip. I convinced him that Los Angeles... Chi.streetsblog.org

RTD Can't Market Away Low R Line Ridership and Shouldn't Fund ... » Oct 18, 2017 ...That's the lowest of any light rail line in the district, so the agency proposed cuts in August that would end R Line service at Florida station outside of rush-hour ...“ We have RTD that does a good job at building things but doesn't seem to do a good job at advertising the fact that they exist,” Hogan told 9News. Denver.streetsblog.org

A Problem We Can Solve: Commercial Vehicles Blocking Our Lanes ... » Feb 12, 2016 ...The moment we started the tour, a DHL delivery truck overtook us and pulled right up onto a new section of raised bike lane. ...“The vehicle code section people are misreading is CVC 22502(b), which states that commercial vehicles can park further than 18 inches from the .....http://usa.streetsblog.org/. Sf.streetsblog.org

City Council's Zeal for Affordable Housing Crumbles If It Means Less ... » Feb 11, 2016 ...I don't think any of us realized how expensive it is to build parking across our city and looking at the transit zones — we've talked a lot about that, the low car ownership, the unused spaces — certainly we want to maximize on the number of units.” She said allowing car-free developments up to half a mile... Nyc.streetsblog.org