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The “Jaywalker” Brutalized By Sacramento Police Was Stopped for No Reason at All

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 13, 2017 | No Comments

When the line between a legally justifiable stop and outright harassment is so thin, it can easily become a pretext for racial profiling. That's what happened to Nandi Cain, Jr., who was beaten by Sacramento police during what officials called a jaywalking stop.

We Know the Solution to Transit’s Last Mile Problem — It’s Walking

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 12, 2017 | No Comments

To solve the "first and last mile problem," there's no substitute for walkability.

Is Your Local Government Falling for the Hyperloop Fantasy?

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 11, 2017 | No Comments

There are no functional, real-world examples of a Hyperloop, Tesla founder Elon Musk's long-distance transport concept that involves shooting people through vacuum-sealed tubes in pods that travel at up to 760 mph. And yet a surprising number of government agencies are treating the Hyperloop as a serious proposition.

Enough With the Gondolamania Already

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 10, 2017 | No Comments

In American cities, gondolas have mainly served as a distraction from bigger problems facing urban transit systems.

Who’s Gonna Get Stuck With the Bill for Seattle’s Highway Tunnel Misadventure?

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 7, 2017 | No Comments

Seattle's massive downtown highway tunnel, originally slated at $3.1 billion, is now expected to cost at least $4 billion when all is said and done. Who's going to pay?

3 Steps to Fight Street Harassment

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 6, 2017 | No Comments

Cat calls, patronizing enjoinders to "smile," and more aggressive forms of harassment can make walking or biking uncomfortable or threatening. Katie Matchett, an urban planner who writes about pedestrian issues at Where the Sidewalk Starts, says it's up to everyone -- men and women -- to combat it.

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