The methodology of the paper is fairly intricate—first, drawing on decades of survey and administrative data, King and fellow transportation scholars Michael Smart and Michael Manville show how the high costs of owning and maintaining a car have long posed a barrier to low-income households. Then, they craft a historical narrative about how infrastructure changed to accommodate driving as the default mode of transportation, with governments constructing highways, paving and widening roads, inventing anti-jaywalking laws, and building parking galore.
Railway Crossing Safety for Cyclists and Pedestrians
The following is from the Safe Routes to School Blog. SRTS is an initiative of the Voorhees Transportation Center. Railway Crossing Safety: What You Need to Know as a Cyclist or Pedestrian There are over 3,400 miles of railroad tracks in New Jersey, and almost 44% of...