Casey Brazeal
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Chicago, IL, United States
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New York Resilience Plan to Get Second Opinion
The price tag for the de Blasio administration’s stormwater and sea-level rise plan rose $1.3 billion after some costly additions. Now some city council members are bringing in a second group to examine the plan. → Read More
First-Time Home Buyers Look Different Than They Once Did
New home-buyers are a little older and a lot more likely to be single than they were 20 years ago. → Read More
Seattle Ponders Improvements to Ballard Bridge for All Modes of Transport
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is in the midst of a planning study on Ballard Bridge, soliciting feedback from the community about how to improve circulation of vehicles and pedestrians. → Read More
France's Transit Ridership Booms as the USA's Busts
Large American cities are losing bus and train riders, but in France, most cities have seen the opposite trend. → Read More
After Rash of Pedestrian Deaths, Texas Looks to Create Safety Initiative
In 2018, drivers killed 632 pedestrians in Texas; 68 pedestrians were killed in San Antonio. → Read More
Plunger-Protected Bike Lane Clears Path in Boulder
Someone must have tired of the cars clogging the 30th Street bike lanes and taken matters into their own hands. → Read More
Asheville to Begin Bus Improvement Project
A $6 million project in Asheville, North Carolina will include the purchase of new hybrid and diesel buses and an update of the city’s transit center. → Read More
Higher Speeds from St. Louis to Chicago Delayed Again for Amtrak
Long awaited improvements on the Amtrak route between Chicago and St. Louis are being delayed again, this time because of trouble installing positive train control (PTC). → Read More
Renters More Likely to Be Cost-Burdened, Study Finds
A study by scholars at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University finds that renters around the country are more likely to pay a larger share of their income on housing than homeowners do. → Read More
Northern Kentucky to Redesign Bus Service
Ridership on the TANK bus service has sunk in recent years. Hope for a turnaround ride on a redesign. → Read More
Revisiting the Megaregion
The idea of cities as components of larger megaregions has lost some of its popularity, Alon Levy looks at regions around the world to try to understand how useful the concept is in understanding cities and regions. → Read More
As Colorado Grows, Buses Become More Important for Regional Transportation
Bustang regional bus service is growing fast as people look to navigate a growing state. → Read More
Can Steel Go Green?
Making materials like cement, plastic, glass, and steel creates a lot of emissions. In an opinion piece, Bill Gates argues any climate plan needs to grapple with these hard-to-decarbonize industries. → Read More
Multi-Modal Directions, Now Available on Google Maps
Under the transit tab on Google Maps, users will now be able to incorporate trips that start on a bike but end on a bus, train, or other mode of transport. → Read More
Around the Country, Cities Face Bus Driver Shortages
Cities like St. Louis, Denver, and Minneapolis have have fewer bus drivers than the transit system requires. The shortages are effecting the quality of service. → Read More
In Detroit, Plant Growth on Vacant Land Has Created a Pollen Problem
The reforestation of Detroit has become a problem for allergy and asthma sufferers in the area. → Read More
Offshore Wind Farms That Produce as Much Power as a Nuclear Plant
Offshore wind plants with huge turbines are generating tremendous quantities of power. Farms in China, the Netherlands, and the U.K. currently produce between 400-600 megawatts of electricity. → Read More
Brazilian Train Service Bought by Japanese Group
A majority stake of Supervia, a train service in suburban Rio de Janiero, now belongs to a Japanese consortium. → Read More
Despite Trump Administration Policies, Wind Power Still Growing
Technological improvements and market demand have buoyed the sector against the Trump adminsitration’s attacks. → Read More
Birmingham Gets New Buses as Part of Plan to Improve Transit
Birmingham, Alabama is buying 15 new buses to run on a planned bus rapid transit route. → Read More