How to Design Better Cities for ‘Unseen’ Cyclists
Bicycles play a radically different role in the lives of many cyclists experiencing housing insecurity, a new study suggests — and policymakers don't always do enough to consider the unique needs of people who bike for their survival.
August 30, 2022
Freedom to Walk Bill – Decriminalizing Jaywalking – Is on the Governor’s Desk
Again. But this time he might sign it.
August 29, 2022
Opinion: A Planner’s Take on California’s EV News
Even if you could wave a technological magic wand and solve every problem with EVs, a bigger concern is whether this focus on personal electric vehicles will monopolize public resources that would be much better spent in other ways.
August 29, 2022
Vermont Beats California: First State to Offer an E-Bike Rebate
As states across America consider subsidizing the purchase of e-bikes to get people out of cars, Vermont just quietly became the first one to actually do it.
August 29, 2022
Should Public Transit Be Free? Freakonomics Asks the Experts
Public transit is good for the environment, for economic opportunity, for social mobility, for traffic congestion.
August 26, 2022
Opinion: Ending Our Oil Addiction Is a Moral Imperative for Inflation and the Climate
The amount we drive is a matter of public policy, shaped by land use and transportation policies that underinvest in transit and make walking and biking ever more dangerous. We can flip that starting now.
August 26, 2022