David Zipper June 2, 2023 2023, Slate Meet the Biggest Bike Dork in Congress David Zipper June 2, 2023 2023, Slate Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) explains how Congress can get more Americans to ride two-wheelers
David Zipper June 1, 2023 2023, The Atlantic Biden Is Ignoring the Menace of Mega-EVs David Zipper June 1, 2023 2023, The Atlantic President Biden and USDOT are ignoring the growing menace of oversized EVs
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 4, 2023 2023, Slate What’s More Important: Making Mass Transit Better or Making It Free? David Zipper May 4, 2023 2023, Slate The District of Columbia faces a choice: Better transit or free transit?
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 26, 2023 2023, Slate The Glorious Return of a Humble Car Feature David Zipper April 26, 2023 2023, Slate Automakers are finalizing realizing that everyone hates car touchscreens
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 April 18, 2023 2023, Fast Company Undoing Bikeshare’s Original Sin David Zipper April 18, 2023 2023, Fast Company Bikeshare is fantastic for society. So why are cities so resistant to subsidizing it?
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 27, 2023 2023, Vox How to save America’s public transit systems from a doom spiral David Zipper March 27, 2023 2023, Vox Transit must focus on quality service that replaces car trips — and avoid distractions.
David Zipper March 22, 2023 2023, Slate The Planet Can Do Better Than the Electric Car David Zipper March 22, 2023 2023, Slate At long last, environmental groups are pushing for less driving
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 24, 2023 2023, Fast Company The Blatant Greenwashing of SUVs David Zipper February 24, 2023 2023, Fast Company For decades, carmakers have tried to convince us that SUVs and nature go hand in hand. They don’t.
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 NHTSA needs to update its regs for the era of autonomous driving
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 February 8, 2023 Fast Company, 2023 Self-driving Cars Would Be a Climate Disaster David Zipper February 8, 2023 Fast Company, 2023 Autonomous vehicles would be terrible for the planet— no matter how efficient their computers become
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 It’s time for weight-based car fees — on electric vehicles as well as gas guzzlers
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