David Zipper December 8, 2021 2021, CityLab Note to Store Owners: Not All Holiday Shoppers Drive David Zipper December 8, 2021 2021, CityLab Many retailers underestimate the share of customers who walk, bike, or ride transit
David Zipper December 6, 2021 2021, The Atlantic The Deadly Myth That Human Error Causes Most Car Crashes David Zipper December 6, 2021 2021, The Atlantic Every year thousands of Americans die on the roads. Individuals take the blame for systemic problems.
David Zipper November 11, 2021 2021, CityLab How Opportunity Zones Launched a ‘Gold Rush’ for Wealthy Investors David Zipper November 11, 2021 2021, CityLab Opportunity Zones were supposed to revitalize low-income American communities. That’s not what happened.
David Zipper October 29, 2021 2021, CityLab As E-Bikes Speed Up, a Policy Dilemma Looms David Zipper October 29, 2021 2021, CityLab E-bikes are getting faster. Cities aren’t ready.
David Zipper October 22, 2021 2021, Slate The Anger of Tesla Fans Is Becoming a Problem David Zipper October 22, 2021 2021, Slate The online fury over Missy Cummings joining NHTSA shows how hard — and how important — reining in Tesla’s recklessness will be.
David Zipper October 22, 2021 2021, Featured, Washington Post Five Myths About Highways David Zipper October 22, 2021 2021, Featured, Washington Post Why five common myths about highways are just that — myths.
David Zipper October 12, 2021 2021, CityLab The Dangerous Promise of the Self-Driving Car David Zipper October 12, 2021 2021, CityLab My Q&A with historian Peter Norton about his new book, Autonorama
David Zipper October 4, 2021 2021, CityLab The Dubious Logic of Scooter Lock Rules David Zipper October 4, 2021 2021, CityLab Cities should think twice before mandating lock-to’s on shared scooters
David Zipper September 28, 2021 CityLab, 2021 The Unstoppable Appeal of Highway Expansion David Zipper September 28, 2021 CityLab, 2021 Widening highways always fails to reduce congestion. Why do states keep doing it?
David Zipper September 21, 2021 2021, Slate What if Congress Helped Bicyclists, and Not Drivers, for Once? David Zipper September 21, 2021 2021, Slate House Democrats finally want to provide tax breaks to cyclists, not just car drivers.
David Zipper September 7, 2021 2021, Slate The Screen in Your Car Is Beckoning David Zipper September 7, 2021 2021, Slate Infotainment systems are growing more complex — and creating new risks to road safety
David Zipper September 1, 2021 2021, CityLab We Are Going to Need a Lot More Electric Delivery Bikes David Zipper September 1, 2021 2021, CityLab Why is the USA so far behind Europe with cargo bikes?
David Zipper August 20, 2021 2021, Slate The First Step Toward Protecting Everyone Else From Teslas David Zipper August 20, 2021 2021, Slate The federal investigation into Tesla Autopilot focuses on safety of people outside the car. That’s a big deal.
David Zipper July 22, 2021 CityLab, 2021 Can Pittsburgh Make ‘Mobility as a Service’ Succeed? David Zipper July 22, 2021 CityLab, 2021 Pittsburgh has a new, creative Mobility-as-a-Service program. Can it finally give MaaS a success story?
David Zipper July 1, 2021 2021, CityLab Want to Build Your City’s Economy? Think Transportation, Not Tax Breaks. David Zipper July 1, 2021 2021, CityLab Economic development needs a reboot that gives far more focus to transportation.
David Zipper June 16, 2021 2021, CityLab 4 Ways Transit Can Lure Back Post-Covid Commuters David Zipper June 16, 2021 2021, CityLab A few tactical ways to bring transit riders back as the pandemic ebbs.
David Zipper May 19, 2021 2021, CityLab When Cities Say No to New Transportation Technology David Zipper May 19, 2021 2021, CityLab States and the federal government are removing the ability of urban residents to manage vehicles on their streets.
David Zipper April 22, 2021 2021, Slate Gridlock Is Coming Back. Noise Doesn’t Have To. David Zipper April 22, 2021 2021, Slate Urban car noise is more than annoying— too much of it can literally kill you.
David Zipper April 15, 2021 2021, CityLab Why Don’t Transit Agencies Do Bikeshare? David Zipper April 15, 2021 2021, CityLab It took a while, but transit agencies are finally realizing how much they can gain by getting more involved with bikeshare.
David Zipper April 7, 2021 2021, Slate What if Working at Home Makes Us Drive More, Not Less? David Zipper April 7, 2021 2021, Slate Could teleworking lead people to drive more after the pandemic?
