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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 7, 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
Opinion: Democrats Are Calling Trump and Vance ‘Weird.’ Let’s Do the Same for Car Dependency.
Is it time to make automobility weird again?
August 2, 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 25, 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
Opinion: Why We Should Stop Using the Word ‘Micromobility’
"SUVs, pick-up trucks, and passenger cars should not be the benchmark by which we judge the size of other forms of transit, and the term ‘micromobility’ encourages us to believe that they are."
June 12, 2023
