A rendering of a car-free Times Square. Illustration via Streetsblog.

Two of the most heavily congested stretches of Broadway St. - Times Square and Herald Square - will become car-free, pedestrian plazas in May to reduce traffic and pollution.

A rendering of a car-free Times Square. Illustration via Streetsblog.

Two of the most heavily congested stretches of Broadway St. - Times Square and Herald Square - will become car-free, pedestrian plazas in May to reduce traffic and pollution.

Source: “A Clean Break”, Foreign Policy magazine

Source: “A Clean Break”, Foreign Policy magazine

Washington prepares for Obama’s inauguration. Photo by martinstelbrink of Flickr.

Washington prepares for Obama’s inauguration. Photo by martinstelbrink of Flickr.

After years of planning, the new Euclid Ave. Healthline has opened in Cleveland, Ohio. The project showcases a relative low cost alternative for cities looking for ways to improve accessibility. THe Healthline joins a growing list of BRT systems in the United States and North America.

After years of planning, the new Euclid Ave. Healthline has opened in Cleveland, Ohio. The project showcases a relative low cost alternative for cities looking for ways to improve accessibility. THe Healthline joins a growing list of BRT systems in the United States and North America.

Here two-wheelers invade a footpath. All photos by Sudhir Gota, SECON Pvt Ltd.

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p>During EMBARQ’s Sunday session at the Transportation Review Board’s annual meeting I noticed that one of the day’s ongoing discussion topics dealt with the relationship between transportation policy and class politics. Transportation policy affects all citizens, but it does not always do so uniformly.