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Reconciliation Looking Good For Sustainable Transportation (So Far)
New House legislation coming out of Peter DeFazio's committee could restore some of what sustainable transportation advocates lost during the negotiations over the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill — without technically breaking President Biden's promises to the GOP.
September 15, 2021
Study: How We Talk About Racism in Transportation — And Why it Matters
For too long, the rhetoric around active mobility has been deeply rooted in White supremacy, classism, and other intersecting oppressions that violate our fundamental and collective human rights.
September 15, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: A Toxic Masculinity Twofer
The all-powerful truck nut lobby wants you to believe that the kind of car you drive can make you sexier and less likely to belt out Shania Twain with your macho friends.
September 14, 2021
Progressive Dems Demand $30B for Transit, Deemphasize EVs
Mass transit must be at the center of America's strategy to end climate change — and the next spending package needs to devote at least half our transportation dollars to getting people out of cars and onto public transportation, a coalition of lawmakers says.
September 13, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Get Out of Dodge
We had a lot of repeat offenders in our pool of submissions for this contest, but seemingly none was quite so offensive as this automaker, which constituted roughly a quarter of the haul.
September 10, 2021
The Real Reason Schools Are Paying Parents to Drive Their Kids to the Drop Off Line
Accelerating school bus driver shortages during the pandemic are crippling the single largest segment of the U.S. public transportation fleet and forcing districts to pay parents to drive their kids to class instead — and the U.S. may not be able to fill the gaps until these essential workers are finally given the wages, benefits and protections they deserve, advocates say.
September 9, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ad: Hummer EV vs. H3
As Americans come down from the sugar high of Labor Day Weekend sales at the auto dealership, we're looking at two bad ads for the same vehicle: one electric, one an original recipe gas-guzzler, both ultra-fatal to vulnerable road users in the event of a crash.
September 8, 2021
We Need a New Transit Pass For the COVID Era
With fewer riders funding the system, agencies and governments will need to rethink public transit promotion, funding, operation and expansion.
September 8, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: Biking to the Stadium
This week we’re joined by new Rail~Volution CEO Tamar Shapiro. We chat about her previous work in transportation and city planning at organizations such as NUMO and The Governor's Institute, how to measure transportation success, and the "transportation parades" before German soccer games.
September 2, 2021
What If Drivers Had to Follow Scooter Laws?
It seems like there's a story every other day about an exciting new traffic law aimed at curbing the most dangerous behaviors on U.S. roads. The only problem? They're almost exclusively aimed at the riders of electric push scooters — not automobile drivers, who are responsible for almost all deaths on our roadways.
August 31, 2021
