Keep an eye out for our upcoming recap of the good, the bad and the ugly in tri-state transportation news from 2013. Until then, here are the most popular stories on Mobilizing the Region in the last year:

New Jersey Transit Ridership Trends Illustrate the Need for More Transit Funding  Ridership is steadily increasing, but the Garden State’s lack of support to shore up the Transportation Trust Fund makes it difficult for NJ Transit to plan for years of growth ahead.

Leaving the City, But Not For Your Parents’ Suburbs  The importance of job access and a walkable town center can’t be overstated when it comes to attracting young families from New York City.

Speed Bumps and Stop Signs Are Not the Answer to Speeding in New York City  Not all traffic calming treatments have the same impact on making streets safer.

How Walkable is Your State DOT Headquarters?  How walkable are the locations of state department of transportation headquarters, and what does this tell us about their transportation priorities?

Connecticut Approves Borrowing to Widen Three Miles of I-84  Committing to another expensive road widening means less funding available for fixing the state’s roads and bridges and safe walking and cycling infrastructure.

Re-use of Queens’ Abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch Should Maximize Benefit for the Community  Comprehensive studies must be done to determine whether Queens residents would be better served by a greenway or a transit corridor on the Rockaway Beach Line.

Loophole in New NYSDOT Policy Undermines New York’s Complete Streets Law  NYSDOT’s “Preservation First” policy seems to run counter to implementing the state’s Complete Streets law.

What Route 35 Could Look Like if NJDOT Followed its Own Complete Streets Policy  NJDOT’s plan for rebuilding Route 35 on the Jersey Shore was missing some key elements like sidewalks and bike lanes, so Tri-State offered some new designs.

Drive SUV on Sidewalk, Hit Five Children: Zero Summonses. Drive Bicycle on Sidewalk, Hit Nicole Kidman, 3 Summonses  In a city where motorists are the biggest threat to schoolchildren, one would hope elected officials and the NYPD would take jumping the curb at least as seriously as they do riding a bike on a sidewalk.

Access to Rail Stations Can’t Just Be About Parking for Cars  Safe access for pedestrians and cyclists, as well as transit-oriented development, must be priorities for Metro-North access — not just parking for cars.