April 29th, 2022
Through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded transportation projects in Pennsylvania more than $617.5 million through multiple FTA grants including ...
April 29th, 2022
For context, check out this article adapted for Mobility Weekly reviewing the over 46 million people in the United States underserved by traditional forms of public transit today – the 1 in 7 adults in the U.S. with disabilities...
April 29th, 2022
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has stopped actively developing one of two potential routes linking Pittsburgh, Columbus, and Chicago until the hyperloop technology receives federal government approval. For six years...
April 29th, 2022
A study from Carnegie Mellon University zeroes in on how micromibility – namely e-bikes – can affect congestion, finding that if even 10% of short car trips during peak afternoon travel were replaced with micromobility, more than 4,800 car...
April 29th, 2022
Check out Urbanism Next's hour-long discussion on Mobility Hubs 2.0 here, where they've brought together experts from Pittsburgh and Columbus to discuss the lessons learned, understand what has worked, what hasn't, and the next steps...
April 29th, 2022
Instead of traffic lights, researchers from MIT, the Swiss Institute of Technology, and the Italian National Research Council created an intersection system called "Light Traffic". In an autonomous vehicle world, rather than traffic lights...
March 31st, 2022
The City of Pittsburgh is encouraging residents to complete a request form for the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program. The primary goals of the program are to increase safety and comfort of travel by all modes and promote pedestrian...
March 31st, 2022
For additional local context: Pittsburgh District 8 Councilwoman Erika Strassburger spoke to the 85th percentile rule back in April 2021 as she introduced a Will of Council to urge the state to stop using the rule, citing it...
March 31st, 2022
Proof that Transportation has become one of the hottest topics nationwide, popular technology-focused publisher, Wired, released an article on January 27 exploring the new federal administration's plans to reduce roadway deaths through...
February 11th, 2022
The Roberto Clemente (Sixth Street) Bridge connecting downtown to the North Shore will close long-term beginning Monday, February, at 6:00 a.m. for a two-year bridge rehabilitation project expected to end in December 2023...
February 7th, 2022
Fern Hollow Bridge Update, Monday, February 7, 2022:
Multimodal alternative routes to circumvent the long-term closure of Forbes Avenue between Dallas and Braddock Avenues after the loss of the Fern Hollow Bridge. Transit riders (61A/61B...
January 28th, 2022
New federal safety policy outlined yesterday by Transportation Secretary Buttigieg embraces many of the ideas and strategies that groups like America Walks have advocated for to deal with the pedestrian safety crisis in America. For...
January 28th, 2022
"Bike lanes often only look empty because they are efficient."
Danish urban planner urbanthoughts11 demonstrates the point with a video from Anders Adamsen on Twitter this week showing an urban streetscape...
January 28th, 2022
For the last 50 years, the U.S. has increasingly fallen behind most other industrialized countries when it comes to traffic fatalities. By most accounts, the Biden administration's transportation strategy offers an opportunity to change...
January 28th, 2022
Download the PDF right from the Pennsylvania Automated Vehicle Summit's website here.
The PA AV Summit series featured virtual events from February to August 2021 featuring vehicle automation experts presenting webinars and...
January 21st, 2022
Full closure of Forbes Avenue for planned crane lifts this weekend between McKee Place & Atwood Street from early Saturday morning (2:00 a.m. January 29) through late Sunday night (11:00 p.m. January 30) with vehicle, bicycle, transit...
