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SEE IT: How Much (Or How Little) Driving Is Going on in America’s Top Metros

Check it out: The lowest-mileage region isn't the one you'd think.

April 16, 2024

… But Instead of Subsidizing the ‘Super-Drivers,’ We Should Soak Them: Opinion

Piling subsidies on subsidies, even if well-meaning, fails to rein in the full cost of driving.

January 30, 2024

Attempt to Undermine VMT Rules Becomes a Bill to Study Their Use Instead

The California Environmental Quality Act added Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) as a way to measure transportation impacts, and sprawl supporters are unhappy about it.

January 16, 2024

Find Out Exactly How Much Your City Could Benefit By Investing In E-Bikes

Curious how much carbon — and cash — you and your neighbors could save if your government went big on electric bikes? Now you can find out.

November 2, 2023

Bill McKibben Talks About Why the ‘Week Without Driving’ Campaign Is Only the Beginning

One of America's most well-respected environmentalists reflects on how car dependency impacts our planet and our species.

October 9, 2023

California Spends Too Little on Environmentally Friendly Transportation Options

A new analysis from the Natural Resources Defense Council found that California allocates less than twenty percent of available transportation funding to low-carbon modes - despite climate and livability goals to increase walking, biking, and transit as modes of choice. At the same time, the state is still investing in highway expansion.

October 5, 2023

To Help Save the Planet, Take the ‘Week Without Driving’ Challenge

Former Sierra Club President Ramón Cruz is urging Americans to give up driving for seven days — and support policies to make it optional for everyone.

September 29, 2023

How Copenhagen Measures the Costs of Driving — And Crafts Policy to Reduce Them

The capital of Denmark is constantly doing the math on the true price of car culture. Could America follow their lead?

June 13, 2023