Adding Up What Urban Highways Really Cost A new report maps the economic toll that downtown freeways exact on 142 US cities — and tallies up what that land could be worth if it was developed for other uses.

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Transit and Urbanism Directory:
2026 UPDATE IS LIVE!

418 Organizations
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Microplastics and nanoplastics in urban air originate mainly from tire abrasion, research reveals Although plastic particles in the air are increasingly coming into focus, knowledge about their distribution and effects is still limited. Chemical analyses from Leipzig now provide details from Germa...

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A European satellite confirms what many doubted: between 2019 and 2023, California added hundreds of zero-emission vehicles per area, and the TROPOMI satellite detected a measurable decrease in pollut... A European satellite detects falling NO2 levels in California as zero emission vehicles surge between 2019 and 2023.

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New website apps.cnt.org/black-perspe... includes direct insights from North Lawndale residents, as well as links to several reports on Black Perspectives on Public Transit. Grateful for the collaboration with Dr. Purifoye, @equiticity.bsky.social NLCCC, & CNT! Funded by @illinoisdot.bsky.social

You can ride your bike down this street, but you can't....

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency “coronapistes” or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”

There is a new battery saver mode on the Chicago Bike Routes app.

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E-bikes could cut carbon, congestion, and costs — if cities take them seriously E-bike sales are booming, providing a clean form of transportation that also improves public health. Yet cities remain committed to cars.

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Why we don’t bike like the Dutch — yet | Great Lakes Now From the greenways of Detroit to recent court battles in Toronto, cities across North America are trying to become more bike-friendly. What will it take to catch up to Amsterdam?

www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/07/why-...

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Join EPIC and us for a preview of our new DAC Mapping Tool, which examines how seven Great Lakes states define “Disadvantaged Communities” for Drinking Water SRF (DWSRF) programs. 📅 Thursday, May 29 | 🕐 1:00–2:30 PM ET | Register: bit.ly/dacmaptool

Milwaukee Ave Chicago gets a little backed up... for some

‘We can do better’ for pedestrian and cyclist safety worldwide A cycling network expanded from 70 kilometres to over 400 kilometres in Fortaleza, Brazil. A project to create a bike lane in every street of Paris. And the longest pedestrian and cycle tunnel in the ...

“Walking and cycling should be the most ordinary, and therefore, the safest mode of transport” www.globalissues.org/news/2025/05...

A small bicycle handlebar sensor can help map a region's riskiest bike routes While things like rain or hills can keep people from cycling, a major impediment is the risk of getting hit by a car. It's hard to identify the safest routes to ride, especially for beginner cyclists,...

This looks like it could be quite useful in gathering bike route safety data...
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Americans are losing interest in buying a car A growing number of Americans are looking into alternatives to owning a car as costs continue rising.

www.newsweek.com/americans-lo...

USDOT Secretary Sean Duffy Is Dead Wrong About Bike Lanes — Streetsblog USA The Secretary of Transportation says he hasn't seen enough data to believe in the benefits of bike lanes. So we put together an explainer help him out — mostly using information from his own departmen...

USDOT Secretary Sean Duffy Is Dead Wrong About Bike Lanes - usa.streetsblog.org/2025/04/25/s...

The Climate Action Hero Awards celebrated CNT VP Jacky Grimshaw's superpower of promoting walk/bike/transit - Streetsblog Chicago This week, Streetsblog Chicago ran my interview with longtime sustainable transportation advocate Center for Neighborhood Technology’s Vice President for Government Affairs Jacky Grimshaw, who happens...

The Climate Action Hero Awards celebrated CNT VP Jacky Grimshaw’s superpower of promoting walk/bike/transit - chi.streetsblog.org/2025/04/24/a...

Paris air pollution is down 50% after its radical bike-friendly transformation Cars have been banned from more than 100 streets. Tens of thousands of parking spots have been eliminated. Hundreds of miles of bike lanes have been added. And air pollution is plummeting.

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I really love the Belmont bike lanes.

#bikechi #chicago #bikesky

Enjoy this bike ride with me on some bike lanes through Chicago.

New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North…

In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers.

See what changes are in store for your county.

By @shaw.al , @abrahm.bsky.social & Jeremy W. Goldsmith

Chicago is Debating Lowering its Speed Limit. Other Cities Aren’t Waiting New York, Seattle, Boston and other cities have long since lowered their speed limits — and gotten results, data shows.

Chicago is Debating Lowering its Speed Limit. Other Cities Aren’t Waiting
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Lowering Chicago's speed limit: Voices from the community | Active Transportation Alliance The threat of speeding drivers is a daily reality for many Chicagoans, impacting their safety, well-being, and quality of […]

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How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness A car is often essential in the US but while owning a vehicle is better than not for life satisfaction, a study has found, having to drive too much sends happiness plummeting

"We are just locked into a system of driving that is meant to be more enjoyable but isn’t."

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If you bike to work, you live longer, new study confirms If you’re looking for an affordable and accessible way to live longer, skip the pricey wellness retreats and quirky biohacks—just bike to work.

Need a New Year's resolution? Get a bike and use it for your work commute and all of your travel under 5-10 miles. momentummag.com/if-you-bike-...

With jokes about zoning and parking spots, developers celebrate a year of equitable transit-oriented development success Jokes about zoning and how many parking spots it takes to get a building constructed in Chicago don't go over in every crowd — but they got knowing laughs from many at the Elevated Works end-of-year c...

"Overall, some 27 community-based commercial and housing projects by new or emerging developers are part of the Elevated Works project, which is providing them with $1 million in coaching and technical assistance."

#etod #chicago

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Bike lanes save lives, so why are you still complaining? - The Boston Globe Ultimately, peaceably sharing the streets comes down to mindset. A city is a community, and everyone needs to give a little.

"A city is a community, and everyone needs to give a little. The next time you’re fuming about new street patterns, consider: You may be saving a life, and it could be your own."

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California to Launch its First Statewide eBike Voucher Project up to $2,000 in Rebates on Dec. 18 #ebikes #cargobikes #cycling tinyurl.com/534yj9ms

Check out the #transit systems with the largest ridership increases this year.

Millions more people across America are riding public transportation in 2024! Check out the #transit systems with the largest ridership increases this year.

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Cars have been getting wider for quite a while.