Driving
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Does the Building Trades Council Really Believe Freeways Are More Important than Homes?
Labor is prioritizing a few hours of labor over people's lives, and homes.
May 10, 2022
How to Bring ‘Zero Auto Ownership’ Out of the Shadows
Cars are so ubiquitous in the United States it’s hard for some people to believe it’s possible to live without one. But in order to meet a host of urgent local, regional and national environmental and public health goals, we must drastically cut down on vehicle miles traveled (VMT).
May 5, 2022
The 12 Best Ways to Get Cars out of Cities, Ranked
The ranking reflects cities’ successes not only in terms of measurable reductions in car use, but in achieving improved quality of life and sustainable mobility for their residents.
April 14, 2022
Three-Quarters of Licensed Drivers Used a Mobile Device While Driving, New Survey Finds
Thank goodness April is "Distracted Driving Month."
March 30, 2022
Skyrocketing Gas Prices Won’t Unjam U.S. Roads
Only a stiff congestion price can meaningfully cut traffic congestion. And only organizing can get us better transit and safe bicycling networks.
March 11, 2022
St. Louis Lawmakers Refuse to Ban Legislating While Driving … While Driving
St. Louis's controversial decision to vote down a resolution that would have banned legislators from voting over Zoom while driving is sparking a heated conversation about distracted driving, and how little America does to stop it.
March 4, 2022
Induced Demand Is Hard to Explain – But It’s Crucial to Get It
For the last fifty years, road builders have tried to solve congestion by building more lanes, and it hasn't worked. Yet they still don't connect expanding capacity with increasing congestion.
March 2, 2022
What A Lifetime of Car Ownership Costs — And Who Pays
The average motorist will pay a whopping $650,000 on the low end to own a car over his or her lifetime, and society will pick up over 40 percent of the tab, a new study finds.
February 9, 2022
Feds: Megacar Owners Actually Drove More in 2020 than 2019
The owners of the largest passenger cars on the road actually drove more in 2020 than they did in 2019, according to new data that can also explain why road deaths surged so sharply during the early days of the pandemic.
February 8, 2022
That Viral Dodge Ad Isn’t the First Time Automakers Compared Drivers to ‘Predators’
A new viral Dodge seems like a new low for the notoriously toxic automaker — but it’s just the latest chapter in the company's promotion of the deadliest driving behaviors.
January 14, 2022
