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Opinion: Yes, the GDP Rises When We Drive More. But That Isn’t A Good Thing.

Expensive hospital stays after car crashes, swelling healthcare spending on sedentary lifestyle diseases, and constant fuel consumption when residents have no choice but driving are all "good" for the national bottom line. But are they good for us?

November 12, 2024

Study: More Evidence That Safer Streets Help Local Business

...and more insight into why the belief that they would harm business is so hard to quash.

July 17, 2024

Study: How Car Ownership is Keeping Americans From Financial Stability

As car costs continue to surge, American drivers are taking drastic measures to stay on the road — with troubling societal implications.

March 25, 2024

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