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Urban Interstates saw the largest drop in traffic during COVID-19

Posted on March 1, 2021

Traffic dropped 13.2% in 2020, according to preliminary data from FHWA, which marks the lowest number of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for any year since 2001.

Posted in TDM

Bundling transportation projects can squeeze out smaller firms

Posted on March 1, 2021

Bundling projects can lead to less competition and can squeeze out smaller minority- and women-owned businesses in favor of larger national and international firms.

Posted in Equity, Outcomes

Hotels have too much parking

Posted on March 1, 2021

New research suggests that hotels require much less parking than the outdated standard of one stall per room.

Posted in TDM

No car? Accessing the vaccine will be difficult

Posted on March 1, 2021

The inequities felt by communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 are replicated in auto-centric vaccine roll-outs.

Posted in Accessibility, Equity

MnDOT improves critical pedestrian crossings on reservations

Posted on March 1, 2021

A new HAWK crossing shows how transportation agencies can identify safety improvements through an equity lens.

Posted in Accessibility, DOTs, Equity

Built environment affects travel, controlling for self-selection

Posted on February 18, 2021

Greater transit and active transportation accessibility reduces the propensity for owning and driving a car, and increases the likelihood of taking transit, walking, and biking.

Posted in TDM

Using a transit route diversity index to measure spatial equity

Posted on February 18, 2021

A recent study by researchers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University uses a route diversity index to measure resilience and accessibility on a fine scale for planned Mass Transit Railway expansions.

Posted in Multimodal, Outcomes

Traffic noise disrupts cricket mating strategies

Posted on February 18, 2021

A surprising impact of the evening commute: traffic noise and other human-made sounds significantly disrupt the mating behavior of crickets.

Posted in Environment

Driver’s licenses are too often a tool of oppression

Posted on February 18, 2021

License suspensions are often issued for minor offenses, as well as those unrelated to driving, such as failure to pay fines. These suspensions disproportionately impact Black and Latino communities and can be devastating in car-dependent areas.

Posted in Equity

Inequitable street space for transit and cyclists common, even in urbanized areas

Posted on February 18, 2021

A new study shows that transit riders and cyclists have significantly lower surface area allocated to them for exclusive use compared to demand.

Posted in Outcomes
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