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Q&A: Eric Jacobsen on How Cars Make us Lonelier
The author of "Three Pieces of Glass" shows how the phone, the TV and the car windshield make us so damn unhappy.
April 19, 2021
Programs that Pay Residents to Give Up Cars Gain Support Worldwide
France may soon pay its residents to trade their private cars for e-bikes, vehicle-share services, and even transit passes — and the move is re-igniting the conversation about unconventional ways our governments can subsidize the greenest modes of transportation.
April 16, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: Call it the Manual Undermining Terrific Community Design (MUTCD)
We have met the enemy and it is the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
April 15, 2021
USDOT Grant Program Will Prioritize ‘Sustainability’ and ‘Equity’
The U.S. Department of Transportation is re-branding one of its largest discretionary grant programs to explicitly reward regional and local governments who put equity and sustainability first in their transportation projects. But some advocates are holding their applause until they see how the department will actually define those critical terms.
April 14, 2021
Why Motorcycle Companies Are Betting on E-Bikes
America's best-known motorcycle brand is now selling e-bikes — reigniting a conversation about the changing role of automotive options beyond cars on U.S. roadways.
April 13, 2021
Good Transit: Pointless When People Can’t Live Near It
A good Oregon bill would hold high-capacity transit lines to a very basic standard.
April 12, 2021
Why Biden Is Right to Think Beyond the DOT in His Infrastructure Package
Opponents of President Biden's infrastructure plan ignore that "transportation infrastructure" must include tackling our frayed social safety nets and our broken street designs.
April 12, 2021
Protecting Non-Motorists Makes NTSB ‘Most Wanted List’ For the First Time
For the first time in its 54 year history, the transportation sector's most influential investigative agency wants America to focus on protecting vulnerable road users. What took so long?
April 8, 2021
Make E-Scooters Work With Transit, Not Against It
E-scooters are not only popular, but they fill a crucial gap.
April 7, 2021
Oregon Advocates Sue to Stop Racist Portland Highway Expansion
Advocates in Portland, Ore. have sued to stop the expansion of an urban renewal era highway project — and possibly writing the next page in the playbook for fighting bad urban freeway redesigns across the U.S.
April 6, 2021
