David Zipper October 31, 2023 2023, Vox Why Norway — the poster child for electric cars — is having second thoughts David Zipper October 31, 2023 2023, Vox Norway’s massive EV subsidies have had unintended consequences
David Zipper October 25, 2023 2023, Slate Cruise Control David Zipper October 25, 2023 2023, Slate California ‘s suspension of Cruise’s robotaxi permit is a disaster for the company — and an existential risk for AVs.
David Zipper October 19, 2023 2023, Fast Company Estonia’s capital made mass transit free a decade ago. Car traffic went up. David Zipper October 19, 2023 2023, Fast Company Tallinn, Estonia started offering fare-free transit in 2013. It’s accomplished basically nothing.
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 13, 2023 2023, Fast Company This Spanish city has been restricting cars for 24 years. Here’s what we can learn from it David Zipper September 13, 2023 2023, Fast Company 5 lessons from Spain’s car-free pioneer
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 9, 2023 2023, The Atlantic The Fight Against Robotaxis in San Francisco David Zipper August 9, 2023 2023, The Atlantic Like cars a century ago, robotaxis could transform urban America. We should think long and hard before letting that happen.
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 19, 2023 2023, The Atlantic EVs Are Sending Toxic Tire Particles into the Water, Soil, and Air David Zipper July 19, 2023 2023, The Atlantic Tire pollution is already harming wildlife and human health. Heavy, overpowered EVs will make the problem worse.
David Zipper July 17, 2023 2023, Slate The Safety Dance David Zipper July 17, 2023 2023, Slate AV companies say their tech is essential to ending the crisis in US road safety. I call bulls**t.
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 June 28, 2023 2023, Slate Carry That Weight David Zipper June 28, 2023 2023, Slate SUVs and trucks are getting so enormous that auto haulers struggle to bring them to dealerships
David Zipper June 14, 2023 2023, Fast Company It’s time to ban ‘right-on-red’ David Zipper June 14, 2023 2023, Fast Company Right-on-Red needlessly endangers anyone walking or biking. Let’s end it.
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