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 28, 2024 CityLab, 2024 What E-Bike Rebates Can (and Can’t) Do David Zipper February 28, 2024 CityLab, 2024 A new study explores the power and limits of e-bike rebates, offering tips to maximize their effectiveness
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 February 5, 2024 2024, CityLab Inside California’s Coming Fight Over Vehicle Speed Limiters David Zipper February 5, 2024 2024, CityLab Could California really be the first US state to require speed governors on new cars? State Sen. Scott Wiener thinks so.
David Zipper January 24, 2024 CityLab, 2024 The Town That Took Downtown Renewal to the Next Level David Zipper January 24, 2024 CityLab, 2024 Morristown, TN built elevated sidewalks through its downtown — but lifting pedestrians above traffic has been a mixed blessing.
David Zipper December 19, 2023 2023, CityLab On-Demand Microtransit Can’t Escape This Big Problem David Zipper December 19, 2023 2023, CityLab Door-to-door, on-demand transit is great — but it cannot scale.
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 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 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 28, 2023 2023, CityLab The Kingdom of Golf Carts David Zipper August 28, 2023 2023, CityLab The Georgia suburb of Peachtree City is full of golf carts — and residents love them.
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 August 7, 2023 CityLab, 2023 How College Students Can Help Save Public Transit David Zipper August 7, 2023 CityLab, 2023 Transit agencies and colleges have new reasons to collaborate — and they should.
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 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.
