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 May 25, 2023 2023, CityLab How Amsterdam Made Room for Microcars David Zipper May 25, 2023 2023, CityLab Even the most multimodal cities have something to gain from minicars
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 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 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 March 30, 2023 2023, CityLab Transit Is Great — But It’s Not a Public Good David Zipper March 30, 2023 2023, CityLab Fare-free transit advocates need to reexamine one of their core arguments.
David Zipper March 1, 2023 2023, CityLab Gen Z’s Turn Against Driving Is a Mirage David Zipper March 1, 2023 2023, CityLab Generational preferences cannot overcome decades of car-dependent development
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 January 12, 2023 2023, CityLab Indianapolis Gets Serious About Car Crash Investigations David Zipper January 12, 2023 2023, CityLab Indianapolis seeks to address the root causes of fatal crashes — and not just find someone to blame
David Zipper December 13, 2022 2022, CityLab Tiny Cars, Big Opportunity David Zipper December 13, 2022 2022, CityLab Let us sing the praise of weird and wonderful minicars
David Zipper December 1, 2022 2022, CityLab The Case for Guerrilla Crosswalks David Zipper December 1, 2022 2022, CityLab Frustrated citizen activists are painting their own crosswalks. Good for them.
David Zipper November 3, 2022 2022, CityLab US Traffic Safety Is Getting Worse, While Other Countries Improve David Zipper November 3, 2022 2022, CityLab Why are Americans 2.5x to 4x more likely to die in a crash than those in other rich countries?
David Zipper October 7, 2022 CityLab, 2022 How Finland Put Traffic Crashes on Ice David Zipper October 7, 2022 CityLab, 2022 Why is traveling in Finland — a country of dark, snowy winters — 3x safer than in the USA?
David Zipper September 7, 2022 2022, CityLab How Japan Won its ‘Traffic War’ David Zipper September 7, 2022 2022, CityLab In Japan, the risk of dying in a crash is 1/6 the US rate. What makes traveling in Japan so safe?
David Zipper August 18, 2022 2022, CityLab Why New York City’s Car Safety Pilot Is a Big Deal David Zipper August 18, 2022 2022, CityLab New York City has become the first US city to install speed limiters on its own vehicles. That could pave the way for a national campaign.
David Zipper August 10, 2022 2022, CityLab The Technology That Could Stop Speeders in Their Tracks David Zipper August 10, 2022 2022, CityLab No car should be going 90 mph+ on a public road. So why don’t we require speed governors?
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 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