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Tackling Transportation Emissions Requires Focus on Transit

California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard has flown under the radar for a long time, and recently has come under attack. But if California is serious about climate action, we must clean up our fuel supply while also reducing our dependence on fossil fuels.

November 4, 2024

Opinion: Cars Have F@#%ed Up This Country So Bad

Fact: The car-centric age of development is one long mistake.

September 10, 2024

Opinion: Walz’s Transportation Polices Were ‘A Step Forward’ that ‘Still Left Gaps’ In Minnesota’s Priorities

The next vice president will significantly influence federal transportation policy, making Walz's track record an important indicator of where U.S. policy could go.

August 8, 2024

Opinion: Asphalt Roads Are Making our Heatwaves Worse, and High-Speed Rail Is the Answer

We know about human-caused climate change, but we often overlook the role played by our car-centric transportation system. Better rail service can help.

August 5, 2024

How the Myth that ‘100 Companies’ Are Responsible for Climate Change Hides the True Impact of Automobility

An influential report pins responsibility for the climate crisis to just a handful of oil, gas and cement producers. But who's buying what they're selling — and who's creating policy that makes many of those purchases functionally compulsory?

April 29, 2024

Urbanists’ Doug Burgum Lovefest Shows the ‘Why’ Behind Our Advocacy

I am far less interested in talking about Gov. Doug Burgum's politics than talking about his values, and how those values shape his urbanism, and thus the actual lives of the people he governs.

March 15, 2024

Why ‘Safe Systems’ Are Not Enough to End Road Violence

Why hasn't America made more progress towards Vision Zero?

February 26, 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