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Cutting transit service leads riders to buy cars — and to abandon transit for good
This car safety tech has bipartisan appeal
Matt Farah is one of the most powerful auto influencers in the world — and also a committed urbanist
Robotaxi surge pricing is not like ridehail surge pricing
Cities must build bike networks — not just lanes
To improve transportation, the abundance movement must consider the kind of infrastructure that gets built — not just the quantity.
A groundbreaking new study suggests that SUVs are creating more traffic jams
70 years ago, Lewis Mumford warned that urban highways would be a disaster. We should’ve listened.
The Big Three’s commitment to car bloat leaves them vulnerable to Trump’s economic chaos
President Trump is attacking the foundations of transportation research, throwing the field into turmoil.
Denver recently became the first major US city to “nationalize” its sidewalks in order to build them faster.
Musk is an enemy of democracy. Stop buying cars from the company he leads.
New features in Google Maps make the navigation app dangerously distracting — and users can’t turn them off
Even without federal help, local government can encourage people to bike, walk, and ride transit
Rather than lingering, Americans are racing through streets quickly — and alone. That’s bad news for cities.
Prof Pat Mokhtarian has been studying remote work for 40 years. She thinks its post-Covid popularity is permanent.
I spoke with ex-SFMTA head Jeffrey Tumlin about the risks self-driving cars pose to cities like San Francisco.
The future of transit revolves around big vehicles, not small ones
Like smoking a cigarette, driving a giant car endangers innocent bystanders. There is power in that narrative.
Kansas City is a microtransit pioneer, but results have underwhelmed
Typically, commuters are creatures of habit. But under certain circumstances, we’re not.
Turin, Italy’s automaking hub, is falling out of love with cars
Saying that “road safety is a shared responsibility” is misleading and counterproductive.
EV companies should talk more about vehicle efficiency — and less about range and acceleration
In the US, 2/3 of city crash deaths occur on streets control by the state — not local gov. That’s a problem.
With Trump returning to the White House, US transportation policies will soon change. I spoke with T4A’s Beth Osborne to understand how.
I visited Denver to draw lessons from the first US city to offer e-bike rebates. TLDR: It’s working well!
Robotaxi companies like Waymo claim to be transit’s new best friend. Be skeptical.
American regulators are blocking creative minicars from around the world that are fun, practical, and affordable.