The Environmentalist Blind Spot on Transportation
Cheering for a few more electric cars while highway sprawl continues unabated is not going to solve the climate crisis.
February 23, 2018
The Case for Decriminalizing Fare Evasion
We wouldn't throw people in jail for shorting a parking meter $3. And we shouldn't do it for transit riders either.
February 23, 2018
When You Buy These Bike Brands, You’re Supporting the Gun Lobby
One of the nation's biggest guns and ammo dealers also owns the bike brands Bell, Giro, and Copilot.
February 22, 2018
American Cities and the Creeping Criminalization of Walking
Montclair, California, is the latest American city to fall for the dangerous fiction that outlawing the act of walking while looking at a mobile device will make people safer.
February 21, 2018
America’s Stunted National Debate About Infrastructure
Supporting "infrastructure spending" in all its vagueness is not good enough. We need to talk about what we want to build.
February 20, 2018
Seattle Cut Car Commuting Downtown While Adding 60,000 Jobs
Don't let anyone tell you a healthier economy is inextricably linked to more driving.
February 16, 2018
How America’s Bike Helmet Fixation Upholds a Culture of “Unfettered Automobility”
It's not a coincidence that bicycling remains dangerous in our helmet-obsessed safety culture.
February 14, 2018
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is Just Another Con
The White House outline does nothing to reform a half-century of highway-centric federal policy that has left America choking on traffic.
February 13, 2018
Former California Mayor Calls New Bikeway “Urban Rape”
"No other word would be proper" to describe the bike lane besides "rape," according to the former mayor of San Luis Obispo.
February 9, 2018
Evidence From Boston That Uber Is Making Traffic Worse
Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft are exacerbating rush-hour traffic jams in Boston, according to new research by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council.
February 8, 2018
