Fighting Crime Without Cops: New Report Shows Key Role of Streetscape
An ounce of preemptive streetscape improvements is worth a pound of cops.
CA Envisions a Zero-Emission, Connected Rail Network by 2050
And this time the CA State Rail Plan's vision for an electrified, connected network doesn't dismiss catenary wire out of hand.
Commentary: Why do Leaders Only React to Traffic Violence When it Comes from Terrorists?
As horrible as they were, it's important to have perspective about the attacks in Magdeburg and New Orleans.
This week's headlines
Wednesday’s Headlines Take the Bus
A big transit roundup, the New Orleans vehicle ramming attack, and more in today's headlines.
Tuesday’s Headlines are Smiling for the Cameras
Congestion pricing is a make-or-break issue not just for traffic safety and the climate, but progressive politics as a whole, according to Henry Grabar.
Monday’s Headlines Reveal More on the New Orleans Attack
New Orleans officials were warned that someone could use a vehicle to commit a terrorist attack, but didn't use equipment that could have prevented last week's tragedy.
Friday’s Headlines Want the Freedom of Options
It's true that Americans love their cars, but it's also true that they don't want to have to drive everyplace, The Guardian reports.
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Friday Video: Even 1950s Disney Knew ‘Car Brain’ Was Real
75 years later, this Disney cartoon about how cars change our way of seeing the world proved shockingly prescient.
Talking Headways Podcast: Zoning for Vermicelli
Sara Bronin on her book Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World, and why zoning is an opportunity for people to reshape their communities.
Thursday’s Headlines Start the New Year With a Tragedy
The attack on Bourbon Street early Wednesday morning was the latest and deadliest example of a killer using a vehicle as a weapon.
Anyone Can Redesign a Street. Here’s How.
Got an internet connection? You can redesign a street — no transportation engineering degree needed.
Bus-ted! NYC Mayor Failed to Improve Commutes for the Poorest Workers
New York City continued its annual tradition of failing miserably to install the legally required miles of bus lanes
Best of 2024: Rural America Has Non-Drivers, Too
This year, let's set a resolution to do right by the countless U.S. residents who live outside of cities without cars.
See It! Tar Heel Cyclists Give Themselves the Xmas Gift of Safety
All that the activists of Bike Durham wanted for Christmas was a safe, bikeable city. And for an hour, they got it. Well, a little.
Monday’s Headlines Ring In the New Year
Some year-end roundups, a list of free transit rides on New Year's Eve and more headlines as we wrap up 2024.
Best of 2024: Giving Americans More Transportation Options Could Save Them $6.2 Trillion
Yes, confronting car dependency can help cure climate change. But it can also put money back in Americans' pockets.
Road Warrior: This Man Biked to Every National Park in the Lower 48
Spencer McCullough biked to all 51 national parks in the lower 48 states, a 411-day, 18,247-mile cross-country adventure that revealed a lot about the state of bike tourism in this car-loving country.