David Zipper September 21, 2021 2021, Slate What if Congress Helped Bicyclists, and Not Drivers, for Once? David Zipper September 21, 2021 2021, Slate House Democrats finally want to provide tax breaks to cyclists, not just car drivers.
David Zipper September 7, 2021 2021, Slate The Screen in Your Car Is Beckoning David Zipper September 7, 2021 2021, Slate Infotainment systems are growing more complex — and creating new risks to road safety
David Zipper September 1, 2021 2021, CityLab We Are Going to Need a Lot More Electric Delivery Bikes David Zipper September 1, 2021 2021, CityLab Why is the USA so far behind Europe with cargo bikes?
David Zipper August 20, 2021 2021, Slate The First Step Toward Protecting Everyone Else From Teslas David Zipper August 20, 2021 2021, Slate The federal investigation into Tesla Autopilot focuses on safety of people outside the car. That’s a big deal.
David Zipper July 22, 2021 CityLab, 2021 Can Pittsburgh Make ‘Mobility as a Service’ Succeed? David Zipper July 22, 2021 CityLab, 2021 Pittsburgh has a new, creative Mobility-as-a-Service program. Can it finally give MaaS a success story?
David Zipper July 1, 2021 2021, CityLab Want to Build Your City’s Economy? Think Transportation, Not Tax Breaks. David Zipper July 1, 2021 2021, CityLab Economic development needs a reboot that gives far more focus to transportation.
David Zipper June 16, 2021 2021, CityLab 4 Ways Transit Can Lure Back Post-Covid Commuters David Zipper June 16, 2021 2021, CityLab A few tactical ways to bring transit riders back as the pandemic ebbs.
David Zipper May 19, 2021 2021, CityLab When Cities Say No to New Transportation Technology David Zipper May 19, 2021 2021, CityLab States and the federal government are removing the ability of urban residents to manage vehicles on their streets.
David Zipper April 22, 2021 2021, Slate Gridlock Is Coming Back. Noise Doesn’t Have To. David Zipper April 22, 2021 2021, Slate Urban car noise is more than annoying— too much of it can literally kill you.
David Zipper April 15, 2021 2021, CityLab Why Don’t Transit Agencies Do Bikeshare? David Zipper April 15, 2021 2021, CityLab It took a while, but transit agencies are finally realizing how much they can gain by getting more involved with bikeshare.
David Zipper April 7, 2021 2021, Slate What if Working at Home Makes Us Drive More, Not Less? David Zipper April 7, 2021 2021, Slate Could teleworking lead people to drive more after the pandemic?
David Zipper March 18, 2021 2021, CityLab Can Shared Mobility Survive the Pandemic? David Zipper March 18, 2021 2021, CityLab People don't like sharing "luxury" transportation services with strangers. That's been the case with ridehail, and it's likely to be true for autonomous vehicles as well.
David Zipper February 25, 2021 2021, Slate E-Bikes for Everyone! David Zipper February 25, 2021 2021, Slate Congress's proposed E-Bike subsidy could be a big step forward.
David Zipper February 16, 2021 2021, CityLab Post-Covid, Transit Agencies Must Look Beyond Ridership David Zipper February 16, 2021 2021, CityLab Transit agencies should strive to maximize access— not just ridership— as they recover from Covid
David Zipper January 26, 2021 2021, CityLab Can Uber Help Save Public Transit? David Zipper January 26, 2021 2021, CityLab Can Uber's growing Transit division help public transportation agencies rebound from COVID stronger than ever?
David Zipper January 6, 2021 2021, CityLab The US Could Make New Cars a Lot Less Deadly David Zipper January 6, 2021 2021, CityLab It's time for federal auto crash tests to account for pedestrian and cyclist safety.
David Zipper December 1, 2020 2020, Slate The Biden Administration Needs to Do Something About Tesla David Zipper December 1, 2020 2020, Slate Tesla has capitalized on the federal government's failure to regulate dangerous driver assistance technologies like Autopilot.
David Zipper November 16, 2020 2020, Day One Project, Other Sustaining the 2020 Bike Boom David Zipper November 16, 2020 2020, Day One Project, Other A policy memo outlining ways that the federal government could boost cycling across the United States.
David Zipper October 29, 2020 2020, CityLab Can the Bike Boom Keep Going? David Zipper October 29, 2020 2020, CityLab Bike crazes in the 1890s and 1970s fizzled in the United States. Can the 2020 bike boom keep going?
David Zipper October 12, 2020 2020, CityLab Fear of Crowds May End Up Haunting U.S. Transit Agencies David Zipper October 12, 2020 2020, CityLab Transit's new focus on "crowding" seems misguided.