David Zipper April 19, 2025 2024, The Verge Surge pricing, the scourge of ridehailing, is evolving for the robotaxi era David Zipper April 19, 2025 2024, The Verge Robotaxi surge pricing is not like ridehail surge pricing
David Zipper December 10, 2024 2024, Slate Giant Cars Are Going Global David Zipper December 10, 2024 2024, Slate American-style car bloat is going global
David Zipper December 5, 2024 2024, CityLab Kansas City Looks Back on its Long, Costly Ride With Microtransit David Zipper December 5, 2024 2024, CityLab Kansas City is a microtransit pioneer, but results have underwhelmed
David Zipper December 3, 2024 2024, Slate Why It’s So Frickin’ Hard to Stop Driving David Zipper December 3, 2024 2024, Slate Typically, commuters are creatures of habit. But under certain circumstances, we’re not.
David Zipper November 26, 2024 CityLab, 2024 In Italy’s Motor City, Car-Free Options Are Growing David Zipper November 26, 2024 CityLab, 2024 Turin, Italy’s automaking hub, is falling out of love with cars
David Zipper November 21, 2024 2024, Fast Company Who’s really to blame—and who isn’t—for America’s traffic death epidemic David Zipper November 21, 2024 2024, Fast Company Saying that “road safety is a shared responsibility” is misleading and counterproductive.
David Zipper November 14, 2024 2024, Fast Company Forget about EV range—and focus on this instead David Zipper November 14, 2024 2024, Fast Company EV companies should talk more about vehicle efficiency — and less about range and acceleration
David Zipper November 13, 2024 2024, Vox The most dangerous roads in America have one thing in common David Zipper November 13, 2024 2024, Vox In the US, 2/3 of city crash deaths occur on streets control by the state — not local gov. That’s a problem.
David Zipper November 12, 2024 2024, CityLab Under Trump, Prepare for New US Transportation Priorities David Zipper November 12, 2024 2024, CityLab With Trump returning to the White House, US transportation policies will soon change. I spoke with T4A’s Beth Osborne to understand how.
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 October 24, 2024 CityLab, 2024 Robotaxis Are No Friend of Public Transportation David Zipper October 24, 2024 CityLab, 2024 Robotaxi companies like Waymo claim to be transit’s new best friend. Be skeptical.
David Zipper October 4, 2024 2024, CityLab What Do US Vehicle Regulators Have Against Tiny Cars? David Zipper October 4, 2024 2024, CityLab American regulators are blocking creative minicars from around the world that are fun, practical, and affordable.
David Zipper October 2, 2024 2024, Slate There Is No Technology Fix for Car Bloat David Zipper October 2, 2024 2024, Slate The only surefire way to reduce car bloat's harm: Shrink gigantic vehicles
David Zipper October 1, 2024 2024, Fast Company Big Auto helped kill America’s best chance to curtail reckless speeding. But it’s not over yet David Zipper October 1, 2024 2024, Fast Company California almost became the first state in the country to require technology that deters reckless speeding
David Zipper September 24, 2024 2024, Fast Company Why car companies might finally have to care about pedestrian safety David Zipper September 24, 2024 2024, Fast Company In the name of safety, NHTSA wants to require carmakers to moderate their gigantic designs. Good.
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 September 3, 2024 2024, Vox Electric vehicles are the future. What happens to our gas-guzzling cars? David Zipper September 3, 2024 2024, Vox As rich countries snap up EVs, they could flood the Global South with aged gas guzzlers. That's a problem.
David Zipper September 2, 2024 2024, The Verge What a 160-year-old theory about coal predicts about our self-driving future David Zipper September 2, 2024 2024, The Verge Even if self-driving cars work perfectly, they're likely to increase emissions and crash deaths
David Zipper August 28, 2024 2024, Slate, Featured How America Can Break Its Highway Addiction David Zipper August 28, 2024 2024, Slate, Featured Here's how the US can kick its wasteful, destructive habit of building ever-wider highways
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?
