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Taxpayers Are Bailing Out Uber and Lyft — Again
Uber and other tech taxi companies pride themselves on disrupting industries — but now taxpayers are bailing them out.
March 27, 2020
Here’s How Much U.S. Car Traffic Plunged Last Week
New data reveals that nationwide car traffic dropped 30 percent at the end of last week compared to the same day one month earlier.
March 27, 2020
COVID-19 Reveals That the Real Cure For Freight Truck Congestion Is Fewer Cars
We don't need more roads — we need fewer cars on the existing roads.
March 26, 2020
Trump Says COVID-19 Deaths May Be the Price We Pay for a Strong Economy — Just Like Traffic Deaths
Deadly car crashes are not the price we must pay to sustain our civilization. Neither are coronavirus deaths.
March 25, 2020
Op-Ed: We Need Handwashing Facilities at Every Public Transit Station in America
Public restrooms at transit stops aren't just a COVID-19 issue. They're a transit access issue, a religious rights issue, and a human rights issue.
March 25, 2020
Suburbanization Is Not the Answer to COVID-19
Yes, contraction rates are higher in denser cities. No, that doesn't mean that the burbs are any safer — and in some ways, they're worse.
March 24, 2020
COVID19 Legacy: The Death of the Avoidable Car Trip?
COVID-19 is requiring us to cut non-essential travel in the short term. It'll be harder to do it in the long term — but it will be worth it.
March 23, 2020
Study: Most Car Owners Wish They Didn’t Have to Drive
Most people who get behind the wheel every day don't want to be there, a new survey shows.
March 20, 2020
Coronavirus Legacy: No One Should Have to Drive to Vote
Ohio's decision to cancel its primary shows the need to improve remote voting, during a public health crisis or not.
March 18, 2020
Op-Ed: Let’s Open Up Neighborhood Streets for Social Distancing
Now more than ever, it's time to give walkers and bikers more space on our roads.
March 17, 2020
