Over the last few decades, sports franchise owners have been hugely successful in convincing governments to give them money in the form of taxpayer-funded stadiums and arenas. A favored approach is to threaten to pull up stakes and move a team, and its attendant economic benefits, to another city. Though taxpayers are often left holding […]

Today on the Network, Reno Rambler links to a Reuters story, via the Huffington Post, on how economic upheaval in Greece has led to a dramatic shift in how many get around. Thousands of Greeks are turning to bikes to help weather the crisis, and while unemployment is at 20 percent, the bike business is […]

It’s all bikes, all the time on the Network today. Chicago Hails Loop Lane: On Sunday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a new protected bike lane on Dearborn Street. “The new route connects the near north side with the south loop and is designed to appeal to young, tech-savvy commuters who work downtown,” writes A/N […]

The problem of inadequate infrastructure is not unique to the United States. Nor is the scourge of political dysfunction that leaves commuters stranded waiting for the next bus, pedestrians sprinting across eight lanes of traffic, and motorists stuck in gridlock. It may not be the first place you’d look for guerrilla-style protest, but in Yekaterinburg, […]

With the rising popularity of bike-share systems around the world, one inevitable issue is the availability of helmets. This is particularly true in the United States, where a bare-headed cyclist is considered a daredevil miscreant who’s practically begging for trouble. Enter HelmetHub, a bike helmet vending system developed by students at MIT. Spurred by a […]

Image: JaypeeOnline/Flickr When it comes to traffic signage, is less more? That’s the issue taken up by Ed Wagner of Tulsa Alternative Transportation Examiner, who was baffled by a wave of confusing new signs in the parking lot of his place of employment. Wagner believes the proliferation of stop signs in Tulsa has resulted in […]

Chevrolet appeals to one of the most basic levels of need — safety — while insulting transit riders everywhere. Image via Dead Horse Times When I find myself complaining about city subway or bus service — while waiting too long for the bus or watching helplessly from one train as the one I need to […]