David Zipper April 16, 2025 2025, CityLab Why the Best Bike Lanes Always Get Blamed David Zipper April 16, 2025 2025, CityLab Cities must build bike networks — not just lanes
David Zipper January 27, 2025 2025, Fast Company Trump is all-in on cars. It’s up to cities to stop him David Zipper January 27, 2025 2025, Fast Company Even without federal help, local government can encourage people to bike, walk, and ride transit
David Zipper October 30, 2024 2024, CityLab Is Denver’s Big Bet on E-Bikes Paying Off? David Zipper October 30, 2024 2024, CityLab I visited Denver to draw lessons from the first US city to offer e-bike rebates. TLDR: It’s working well!
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 July 7, 2023 CityLab, 2023 The Untapped Power of E-Bike Rebates David Zipper July 7, 2023 CityLab, 2023 E-bike rebates are fantastic. So why do cities and states make it so hard to get one?
David Zipper June 2, 2023 2023, Slate Meet the Biggest Bike Dork in Congress David Zipper June 2, 2023 2023, Slate Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) explains how Congress can get more Americans to ride two-wheelers
David Zipper May 16, 2023 2023, CityLab A Belgian Lesson in Taming the Automobile David Zipper May 16, 2023 2023, CityLab Brussels shows how a car-clogged city can reinvent itself — quickly
David Zipper April 20, 2023 2023, CityLab How the Dutch Mastered Bike Parking at Train Stations David Zipper April 20, 2023 2023, CityLab The enormous bike facilities at Dutch rail stations are impressive — and also strategic
David Zipper April 18, 2023 2023, Fast Company Undoing Bikeshare’s Original Sin David Zipper April 18, 2023 2023, Fast Company Bikeshare is fantastic for society. So why are cities so resistant to subsidizing it?
David Zipper March 22, 2023 2023, Slate The Planet Can Do Better Than the Electric Car David Zipper March 22, 2023 2023, Slate At long last, environmental groups are pushing for less driving
David Zipper February 9, 2023 CityLab, 2023 How E-Bike Rebates Will Make Cycling Safer David Zipper February 9, 2023 CityLab, 2023 Want safer streets? Convince your city to offer e-bike rebates.
David Zipper November 8, 2022 2022, Fast Company Why cracking down on e-bikes is the wrong response to recent battery fires David Zipper November 8, 2022 2022, Fast Company My exploration of the often-misunderstood problem of “e-bike fires.”
David Zipper November 2, 2022 2022, Fast Company Why car companies should fear the golf cart David Zipper November 2, 2022 2022, Fast Company By building expensive, enormous cars, automakers are inviting disruption.
David Zipper October 27, 2022 2022, Fast Company Automakers like Audi claim this new technology will keep bikers safe. It won’t. David Zipper October 27, 2022 2022, Fast Company C-V2X is not a bike safety panacea.
David Zipper October 2, 2022 2022, Other, Sierra Club Magazine Why E-Bikes Could Change Everything David Zipper October 2, 2022 2022, Other, Sierra Club Magazine Environmentalists should be ecstatic about the rise of e-bikes — even if they themselves don’t ride one.
David Zipper July 29, 2022 Slate, 2022 There’s a Maddening Omission in the Senate Climate Bill David Zipper July 29, 2022 Slate, 2022 It makes no sense to offer $7,500 off a $80,000 e-SUV while scrapping the proposed e-bike tax credit.
David Zipper July 25, 2022 2022, CityLab A New Tool in the Battle to Keep the Bike Lane Clear David Zipper July 25, 2022 2022, CityLab Automatic, ticket-issuing cameras could help keep cars out of bike lanes.
David Zipper May 18, 2022 2022, Slate Crash Course David Zipper May 18, 2022 2022, Slate Why do so many articles about crashes read like they’re written by a car?
David Zipper April 11, 2022 2022, CityLab Why ‘Vision Zero’ Hit a Wall David Zipper April 11, 2022 2022, CityLab Despite the fanfare, Vision Zero isn’t saving lives in the USA. Can it be saved?
David Zipper March 15, 2022 2022, CityLab It's Time to Treat E-Bikes Like Vehicles David Zipper March 15, 2022 2022, CityLab As gas prices surge, federal officials should be touting e-bikes — but they aren’t.
