David Zipper December 19, 2023 2023, CityLab On-Demand Microtransit Can’t Escape This Big Problem David Zipper December 19, 2023 2023, CityLab Door-to-door, on-demand transit is great — but it cannot scale.
David Zipper December 18, 2023 2023, Slate, Featured Why Is Your Car So Big? David Zipper December 18, 2023 2023, Slate, Featured American cars keep growing bigger and heavier — triggering a cascade of problems
David Zipper December 14, 2023 2023, Slate We’re About to Find Out How Dangerous the Cybertruck Really Is David Zipper December 14, 2023 2023, Slate The Cybertruck is recklessly designed — but the feds are powerless to prevent its launch
David Zipper December 7, 2023 2023, Fast Company Why 2023 was the year of the e-bike and not the self-driving car David Zipper December 7, 2023 2023, Fast Company 2023 was a very good year for e-bikes. For AVs…not so much.
David Zipper December 5, 2023 Slate, 2023 Important People Are Noticing How Terrible CLEAR Is for Airports David Zipper December 5, 2023 Slate, 2023 Congress is starting to realize how awful CLEAR is for flying — and for society
David Zipper November 30, 2023 2023, Other America’s public transit doesn’t have to be this way. It can learn lessons from abroad David Zipper November 30, 2023 2023, Other For the World Economic Forum, I offered a few lessons US transit agencies can learn from abroad
David Zipper November 18, 2023 Fast Company, 2023 You shouldn’t be driving over 100 mph—and your car shouldn’t let you David Zipper November 18, 2023 Fast Company, 2023 The NTSB now recommends that the US require speed-limiting tech on all new cars. It’s a great idea.
David Zipper November 15, 2023 2023, The Verge Uber failed to help cities go green — will robotaxis, too? David Zipper November 15, 2023 2023, The Verge Like ridehail, robotaxis are more likely to damage the environment than repair it.
David Zipper November 14, 2023 2023, CityLab How Cars Transformed Criminal Justice in the US David Zipper November 14, 2023 2023, CityLab I spoke with author and professor Spencer Headworth about how cars have upended law enforcement.
David Zipper November 9, 2023 2023, Slate There's a Big Problem With Your Car's Tires David Zipper November 9, 2023 2023, Slate For the first time, the federal government is investigating the dangers of tire pollution
David Zipper October 31, 2023 2023, Vox Why Norway — the poster child for electric cars — is having second thoughts David Zipper October 31, 2023 2023, Vox Norway’s massive EV subsidies have had unintended consequences
David Zipper October 25, 2023 2023, Slate Cruise Control David Zipper October 25, 2023 2023, Slate California ‘s suspension of Cruise’s robotaxi permit is a disaster for the company — and an existential risk for AVs.
David Zipper October 19, 2023 2023, Fast Company Estonia’s capital made mass transit free a decade ago. Car traffic went up. David Zipper October 19, 2023 2023, Fast Company Tallinn, Estonia started offering fare-free transit in 2013. It’s accomplished basically nothing.
David Zipper September 21, 2023 2023, CityLab Secrets of the World’s Coolest Bike Tunnel David Zipper September 21, 2023 2023, CityLab I visited the world’s longest (and perhaps most stunning) bike tunnel, in the Norwegian city of Bergen
David Zipper September 13, 2023 2023, Fast Company This Spanish city has been restricting cars for 24 years. Here’s what we can learn from it David Zipper September 13, 2023 2023, Fast Company 5 lessons from Spain’s car-free pioneer
David Zipper September 7, 2023 2023, CityLab Rethinking Roadkill David Zipper September 7, 2023 2023, CityLab I spoke with Bel Goldfarb about his new book: Crossings, How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet
David Zipper August 28, 2023 2023, CityLab The Kingdom of Golf Carts David Zipper August 28, 2023 2023, CityLab The Georgia suburb of Peachtree City is full of golf carts — and residents love them.
David Zipper August 15, 2023 2023, CityLab How Bad Has Ride-Hailing Been for Cities? David Zipper August 15, 2023 2023, CityLab Critics say Uber has been a disaster for cities. Is that fair?
David Zipper August 9, 2023 2023, The Atlantic The Fight Against Robotaxis in San Francisco David Zipper August 9, 2023 2023, The Atlantic Like cars a century ago, robotaxis could transform urban America. We should think long and hard before letting that happen.
David Zipper August 7, 2023 CityLab, 2023 How College Students Can Help Save Public Transit David Zipper August 7, 2023 CityLab, 2023 Transit agencies and colleges have new reasons to collaborate — and they should.
