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September 24, 2024
2024, Fast Company
David Zipper
Why car companies might finally have to care ...

In the name of safety, NHTSA wants to require carmakers to moderate their gigantic designs. Good.

Why car companies might finally have to care about pedestrian safety
David Zipper
June 2, 2023
2023, Slate

Meet the Biggest Bike Dork in Congress

David Zipper
June 2, 2023
2023, Slate
Meet the Biggest Bike Dork in Congress

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) explains how Congress can get more Americans to ride two-wheelers

Source: https://slate.com/technology/2023/06/earl-blumenauer-bicycles-interview-congress-ebikes.html

Tagged: Bikes, Federal Policy, E-bikes

David Zipper
June 1, 2023
2023, The Atlantic

Biden Is Ignoring the Menace of Mega-EVs

David Zipper
June 1, 2023
2023, The Atlantic
Biden Is Ignoring the Menace of Mega-EVs

President Biden and USDOT are ignoring the growing menace of oversized EVs

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/06/large-electric-vehicles-road-safety-crashes/674249/

Tagged: Federal Policy, Safety, Climate, Electric Cars, Car Bloat

David Zipper
May 25, 2023
2023, CityLab

How Amsterdam Made Room for Microcars

David Zipper
May 25, 2023
2023, CityLab
How Amsterdam Made Room for Microcars

Even the most multimodal cities have something to gain from minicars

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-25/inside-the-mysteries-of-amsterdram-s-microcars

Tagged: International, Urban Policy, Minicars

David Zipper
May 16, 2023
2023, CityLab

A Belgian Lesson in Taming the Automobile

David Zipper
May 16, 2023
2023, CityLab
A Belgian Lesson in Taming the Automobile

Brussels shows how a car-clogged city can reinvent itself — quickly

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-05-16/from-traffic-choked-brussels-a-model-for-driving-less?srnd=citylab-transportation

Tagged: International, Urban Policy, Bikes, Street Design

David Zipper
May 4, 2023
2023, Slate

What’s More Important: Making Mass Transit Better or Making It Free?

David Zipper
May 4, 2023
2023, Slate
What’s More Important: Making Mass Transit Better or Making It Free?

The District of Columbia faces a choice: Better transit or free transit?

Source: https://slate.com/business/2023/05/dc-free-busses-metro-k-street-transitway.html

Tagged: Urban Policy, Transit, Equity

David Zipper
May 2, 2023
2023, CityLab

A Plea for Rethinking America’s Parking Addiction

David Zipper
May 2, 2023
2023, CityLab
A Plea for Rethinking America’s Parking Addiction

I spoke with Henry Grabar, author of Paved Paradise, about why US parking policy is such a mess

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-05-02/a-plea-to-unleash-the-power-of-parking-reform

Tagged: Urban Policy, Cars, Books

David Zipper
April 27, 2023
2023, CityLab

Anatomy of an ‘American Transit Disaster’

David Zipper
April 27, 2023
2023, CityLab
Anatomy of an ‘American Transit Disaster’

Policymakers — not just cars — played a central role in the decline of US transit

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-04-27/chronicling-of-the-collapse-of-public-transit-in-the-us

Tagged: Transit, History, Books

David Zipper
April 26, 2023
2023, Slate

The Glorious Return of a Humble Car Feature

David Zipper
April 26, 2023
2023, Slate
The Glorious Return of a Humble Car Feature

Automakers are finalizing realizing that everyone hates car touchscreens

Source: https://slate.com/business/2023/04/cars-buttons-touchscreens-vw-porsche-nissan-hyundai.html

Tagged: Cars, Safety

David Zipper
April 20, 2023
2023, CityLab

How the Dutch Mastered Bike Parking at Train Stations

David Zipper
April 20, 2023
2023, CityLab
How the Dutch Mastered Bike Parking at Train Stations

The enormous bike facilities at Dutch rail stations are impressive — and also strategic

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-20/how-the-dutch-investment-in-bike-parking-paid-off

Tagged: Bikes, Transit, International

David Zipper
April 18, 2023
2023, Fast Company

Undoing Bikeshare’s Original Sin

David Zipper
April 18, 2023
2023, Fast Company
Undoing Bikeshare’s Original Sin

Bikeshare is fantastic for society. So why are cities so resistant to subsidizing it?

Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/90883010/undoing-bikeshares-original-sin

Tagged: Bikes, Urban Policy, E-bikes

David Zipper
March 30, 2023
2023, CityLab

Transit Is Great — But It’s Not a Public Good

David Zipper
March 30, 2023
2023, CityLab
Transit Is Great — But It’s Not a Public Good

Fare-free transit advocates need to reexamine one of their core arguments.

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-30/no-transit-is-not-a-public-good-here-s-why

Tagged: Transit

David Zipper
March 27, 2023
2023, Vox

How to save America’s public transit systems from a doom spiral

David Zipper
March 27, 2023
2023, Vox
How to save America’s public transit systems from a doom spiral

Transit must focus on quality service that replaces car trips — and avoid distractions.

Source: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23653855/covid-transit-fares-buses-subways-crisis?utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Tagged: Transit, State Policy

David Zipper
March 22, 2023
2023, Slate

The Planet Can Do Better Than the Electric Car

David Zipper
March 22, 2023
2023, Slate
The Planet Can Do Better Than the Electric Car

At long last, environmental groups are pushing for less driving

Source: https://slate.com/technology/2023/03/e-bikes-bill-electric-cars-environmental-groups-climate-change.html

Tagged: Federal Policy, Climate, Bikes, Cars, E-bikes, Electric Cars

David Zipper
March 1, 2023
2023, CityLab

Gen Z’s Turn Against Driving Is a Mirage

David Zipper
March 1, 2023
2023, CityLab
Gen Z’s Turn Against Driving Is a Mirage

Generational preferences cannot overcome decades of car-dependent development

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-01/is-gen-z-really-done-with-driving-cars-don-t-bet-on-it

Tagged: Cars

David Zipper
February 24, 2023
2023, Fast Company

The Blatant Greenwashing of SUVs

David Zipper
February 24, 2023
2023, Fast Company
The Blatant Greenwashing of SUVs

For decades, carmakers have tried to convince us that SUVs and nature go hand in hand. They don’t.

Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/90854942/the-blatant-greenwashing-of-suvs

Tagged: Cars, Climate, History, Electric Cars, Car Bloat

David Zipper
February 17, 2023
2023, Slate

The Massive Tesla Recall Isn't Just Elon Musk's Fault

David Zipper
February 17, 2023
2023, Slate
The Massive Tesla Recall Isn't Just Elon Musk's Fault

NHTSA needs to update its regs for the era of autonomous driving

Source: https://slate.com/technology/2023/02/tesla-recall-full-self-driving-nhtsa-musk-regulation.html

Tagged: Cars, Federal Policy, Autonomous Vehicles, Safety

David Zipper
February 9, 2023
CityLab, 2023

How E-Bike Rebates Will Make Cycling Safer

David Zipper
February 9, 2023
CityLab, 2023
How E-Bike Rebates Will Make Cycling Safer

Want safer streets? Convince your city to offer e-bike rebates.

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-09/denver-s-e-bike-rebate-program-has-a-hidden-power

Tagged: Bikes, Urban Policy, State Policy, Safety, Street Design, E-bikes

David Zipper
February 8, 2023
Fast Company, 2023

Self-driving Cars Would Be a Climate Disaster

David Zipper
February 8, 2023
Fast Company, 2023
Self-driving Cars Would Be a Climate Disaster

Autonomous vehicles would be terrible for the planet— no matter how efficient their computers become

Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/90846919/self-driving-cars-would-be-a-climate-disaster

Tagged: Autonomous Vehicles, Cars, Climate

David Zipper
January 31, 2023
2023, Slate

If You Want a Car This Heavy, You Should Pay Through the Nose

David Zipper
January 31, 2023
2023, Slate
If You Want a Car This Heavy, You Should Pay Through the Nose

It’s time for weight-based car fees — on electric vehicles as well as gas guzzlers

Source: https://slate.com/business/2023/01/electric-cars-hummer-ev-tax-fees-weight-joe-biden.html

Tagged: Safety, Cars, Climate, Federal Policy, International, Car Bloat

David Zipper
January 12, 2023
2023, CityLab

Indianapolis Gets Serious About Car Crash Investigations

David Zipper
January 12, 2023
2023, CityLab
Indianapolis Gets Serious About Car Crash Investigations

Indianapolis seeks to address the root causes of fatal crashes — and not just find someone to blame

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-12/this-city-s-car-crash-investigations-go-beyond-police-reports

Tagged: Safety, Urban Policy, Street Design

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