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 July 4, 2022 2022, Slate Joe Biden’s Misguided Plan to Lower Gas Prices David Zipper July 4, 2022 2022, Slate Instead of a counterproductive gas tax “holiday,” let’s reduce gasoline demand
David Zipper July 1, 2022 2022, CityLab Why Isn’t There a Canadian Traffic Safety Crisis? David Zipper July 1, 2022 2022, CityLab Why are Americans ~2.5x as likely as Canadians to die on the road?
David Zipper June 16, 2022 2022, CityLab As US Road Deaths Rise, France Is Safer Than Ever. Why? David Zipper June 16, 2022 2022, CityLab An exploration into reasons why US road death rates 3x higher than in France
David Zipper June 14, 2022 2022, Slate Traffic Safety Ads Are Better at Making Puns Than Saving Lives David Zipper June 14, 2022 2022, Slate Do roadway safety campaigns actually save lives?
David Zipper May 26, 2022 2022, CityLab A City Fights Back Against Heavyweight Cars David Zipper May 26, 2022 2022, CityLab The District of Columbia will impose new fees on owners of the heaviest SUVs and trucks
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 22, 2022 2022, CityLab Free Public Transit Is Not a Climate Policy David Zipper April 22, 2022 2022, CityLab Let’s be honest: Fare-free transit is not a climate solution.
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 18, 2022 2022, CityLab Fix the Crash Test, Dummies David Zipper March 18, 2022 2022, CityLab The federal government missed a chance to protect pedestrians from oversized SUVs and trucks
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.
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 February 8, 2022 2022, Slate The Incredibly Obvious Way to Reduce Road Deaths That Goes Ignored David Zipper February 8, 2022 2022, Slate Shifting car trips toward transit can save lives.
David Zipper February 6, 2022 2022, Washington Post Companies are racing to make self-driving cars. But why? David Zipper February 6, 2022 2022, Washington Post What, exactly, is the purpose of self-driving cars?
David Zipper January 27, 2022 2022, Slate Traffic Deaths Are Way Up. What’s Pete Buttigieg Going to Do About It? David Zipper January 27, 2022 2022, Slate I interview DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg about his plan to halt the surge in traffic deaths
David Zipper January 10, 2022 CityLab, 2022 Picture a Better Way to Protect Bus Lanes David Zipper January 10, 2022 CityLab, 2022 Techy cameras inside buses can automatically ticket cars blocking a bus lane. They’re terrific!
David Zipper January 6, 2022 2022, Slate Stop Obsessing Over Dutch and Danish Bike Lanes David Zipper January 6, 2022 2022, Slate Idealizing European infrastructure won’t make North American cities any less dependent on cars.