David Zipper September 23, 2024 2024, CityLab Unlocking the Hidden Power of Zoning, for Good or Ill David Zipper September 23, 2024 2024, CityLab I spoke with Sara Bronin about her new book, Key to the City, and whether zoning can be a force for urban progress
David Zipper August 26, 2024 2024, CityLab A Loud Warning From the Past About Living With Cars David Zipper August 26, 2024 2024, CityLab For over a century, blaring car noises have frayed the nerves of urban residents. Will they ever stop?
David Zipper June 3, 2024 2024, CityLab A Traffic Engineer Hits Back at His Profession David Zipper June 3, 2024 2024, CityLab I spoke with Wes Marshall, an urban planner and engineering professor, about the reasons US traffic engineers prioritize car speed over road safety.
David Zipper April 12, 2024 2024, CityLab An Ode to the Northeast Corridor, the Rail Line That Keeps Amtrak Alive David Zipper April 12, 2024 2024, CityLab I spoke with Dave Alff about his new book about the past, present, and future of Amtrak’s most essential route
David Zipper April 2, 2024 2024, CityLab Looking for a Place to Sit Down in the City David Zipper April 2, 2024 2024, CityLab On William Whyte’s timeless lessons about the social lives of urban spaces
David Zipper February 8, 2024 2024, CityLab For Cities, ‘Transit Is Existential’ David Zipper February 8, 2024 2024, CityLab I spoke with Jarrett Walker about how transit agencies can survive the myriad challenges they now face.
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 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 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 July 12, 2023 2023, CityLab Repairing the Roads That Were Built to Divide David Zipper July 12, 2023 2023, CityLab I spoke with Veronica Davis about her new book, Inclusive Transportation
David Zipper May 2, 2023 2023, CityLab A Plea for Rethinking America’s Parking Addiction David Zipper May 2, 2023 2023, CityLab I spoke with Henry Grabar, author of Paved Paradise, about why US parking policy is such a mess
David Zipper April 27, 2023 2023, CityLab Anatomy of an ‘American Transit Disaster’ David Zipper April 27, 2023 2023, CityLab Policymakers — not just cars — played a central role in the decline of US transit
David Zipper December 5, 2022 2022, The Verge Why automating trucking is harder than you think David Zipper December 5, 2022 2022, The Verge My interview with author/professor Karen Levy about the future of trucking, autonomous or otherwise
David Zipper February 15, 2022 2022, CityLab Why Mistakes Get Made David Zipper February 15, 2022 2022, CityLab A discussion with Jessie Singer, author of the new book There Are No Accidents
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 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
