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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 11, 2024
2024, Vox

Business owners are buying into a dumb myth about driving

David Zipper
June 11, 2024
2024, Vox
Business owners are buying into a dumb myth about driving

Small business owners regularly overestimate the share of customers who drive

Source: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/354672/hochul-congestion-pricing-manhattan-diners-cars-transit

Tagged: Urban Policy, State Policy, Economic Development, Congestion Pricing

David Zipper
June 3, 2024
2024, CityLab

A Traffic Engineer Hits Back at His Profession

David Zipper
June 3, 2024
2024, CityLab
A Traffic Engineer Hits Back at His Profession

I spoke with Wes Marshall, an urban planner and engineering professor, about the reasons US traffic engineers prioritize car speed over road safety.

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-06-03/in-killed-by-a-traffic-engineer-a-us-road-planner-pleads-for-reform?srnd=citylab-transportation

Tagged: Urban Policy, Street Design, State Policy, Safety, Books

David Zipper
May 21, 2024
2024, Vox

The misleading, wasteful way we measure gas mileage, explained

David Zipper
May 21, 2024
2024, Vox
The misleading, wasteful way we measure gas mileage, explained

Americans have been thinking about fuel economy backwards — and mucking up climate policy as a result

Source: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/350382/gas-mileage-fuel-economy-mpg-gphm-gas-guzzlers

Tagged: Federal Policy, Climate

David Zipper
May 21, 2024
2024, Fast Company

Texas police used a monster truck to promote seat belts. It shows all that’s wrong with U.S. road safety

David Zipper
May 21, 2024
2024, Fast Company
Texas police used a monster truck to promote seat belts. It shows all that’s wrong with U.S. road safety

Only in America could a police department use a monster truck to encourage seat belt use

Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/91128680/texas-police-monster-truck-road-safety

Tagged: Safety, State Policy, Car Bloat

David Zipper
May 15, 2024
CityLab, 2024

Meet the Montreal Mayor Who Declared War on SUVs

David Zipper
May 15, 2024
CityLab, 2024
Meet the Montreal Mayor Who Declared War on SUVs

In Montreal, local leaders are using parking fees to fight back against car bloat.

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-05-15/in-montreal-suv-drivers-must-pay-hefty-new-fees-to-park

Tagged: Cars, Urban Policy, International

David Zipper
May 13, 2024
2024, Fast Company

Detroit killed the sedan. We may all live to regret it

David Zipper
May 13, 2024
2024, Fast Company
Detroit killed the sedan. We may all live to regret it

Ford, GM, and Stellantis no longer offer any sedan models in the US. That’s a risky move for them — and bad news for Americans.

Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/91123174/detroit-killed-the-sedan-we-may-all-live-to-regret-it

Tagged: Cars, Safety, Federal Policy, Car Bloat

David Zipper
April 28, 2024
2024, Vox

The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with ridiculously large cars

David Zipper
April 28, 2024
2024, Vox
The reckless policies that helped fill our streets with ridiculously large cars

Instead of counteracting car bloat, federal policy has encouraged it

Source: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24139147/suvs-trucks-popularity-federal-policy-pollution

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

David Zipper
April 12, 2024
2024, CityLab

An Ode to the Northeast Corridor, the Rail Line That Keeps Amtrak Alive

David Zipper
April 12, 2024
2024, CityLab
An Ode to the Northeast Corridor, the Rail Line That Keeps Amtrak Alive

I spoke with Dave Alff about his new book about the past, present, and future of Amtrak’s most essential route

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-12/how-the-northeast-corridor-became-amtrak-s-essential-rail-line

Tagged: Trains, Books

David Zipper
April 2, 2024
2024, CityLab

Looking for a Place to Sit Down in the City

David Zipper
April 2, 2024
2024, CityLab
Looking for a Place to Sit Down in the City

On William Whyte’s timeless lessons about the social lives of urban spaces

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-02/what-william-whyte-understood-about-hostile-architecture?srnd=citylab-design

Tagged: Urban Policy, History, Books

David Zipper
March 26, 2024
Slate, 2024

What Will Happen to Traffic in the Wake of the Baltimore Bridge Collapse?

David Zipper
March 26, 2024
Slate, 2024
What Will Happen to Traffic in the Wake of the Baltimore Bridge Collapse?

Believe it or not, congestion probably won’t worsen while Baltimore’s Key Bridge is repaired

Source: https://slate.com/business/2024/03/baltimore-bridge-collapse-what-will-traffic-be-like.html?pay=1711487769423&support_journalism=please

Tagged: Highways

David Zipper
March 19, 2024
2024, Slate

TikTok Is Taking a Page From the Uber Playbook

David Zipper
March 19, 2024
2024, Slate
TikTok Is Taking a Page From the Uber Playbook

How Uber inspired TikTok’s lobbying strategy.

Source: https://slate.com/technology/2024/03/tiktok-uber-bytedance-lobbying-fans-users-congress.html

Tagged: Ridehail, Federal Policy, Urban Policy

David Zipper
March 1, 2024
Vox, 2024

Driving at ridiculous speeds should be physically impossible

David Zipper
March 1, 2024
Vox, 2024
Driving at ridiculous speeds should be physically impossible

Tbe movement to adopt Intelligent Speed Assist is growing

Source: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24086680/speeding-limit-car-crash-accidents-deaths-intelligent-speed-assistance-tech

Tagged: Safety, Cars, Federal Policy, State Policy

David Zipper
February 28, 2024
CityLab, 2024

What E-Bike Rebates Can (and Can’t) Do

David Zipper
February 28, 2024
CityLab, 2024
What E-Bike Rebates Can (and Can’t) Do

A new study explores the power and limits of e-bike rebates, offering tips to maximize their effectiveness

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-28/how-cities-can-get-the-most-of-e-bike-rebate-programs?srnd=citylab-transportation

Tagged: E-bikes, Urban Policy, Climate

David Zipper
February 8, 2024
2024, CityLab

For Cities, ‘Transit Is Existential’

David Zipper
February 8, 2024
2024, CityLab
For Cities, ‘Transit Is Existential’

I spoke with Jarrett Walker about how transit agencies can survive the myriad challenges they now face.

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-08/-human-transit-makes-fresh-case-for-the-power-of-public-transportation

Tagged: Transit, Books

David Zipper
February 6, 2024
2024, Slate

A 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us.

David Zipper
February 6, 2024
2024, Slate
A 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us.

Huge cars will destroy guardrails, leaving taxpayers to pay for expensive upgrades.

Source: https://slate.com/business/2024/02/car-safety-guardrails-bloat-electric-vehicles.html

Tagged: Cars, Highways, State Policy, Safety, Car Bloat

David Zipper
February 5, 2024
2024, CityLab

Inside California’s Coming Fight Over Vehicle Speed Limiters

David Zipper
February 5, 2024
2024, CityLab
Inside California’s Coming Fight Over Vehicle Speed Limiters

Could California really be the first US state to require speed governors on new cars? State Sen. Scott Wiener thinks so.

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-05/california-lawmaker-on-tech-to-stop-speeders-this-isn-t-crazy-town?srnd=citylab

Tagged: State Policy, Safety, Cars

David Zipper
January 24, 2024
CityLab, 2024

The Town That Took Downtown Renewal to the Next Level

David Zipper
January 24, 2024
CityLab, 2024
The Town That Took Downtown Renewal to the Next Level

Morristown, TN built elevated sidewalks through its downtown — but lifting pedestrians above traffic has been a mixed blessing.

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-01-22/in-the-city-of-london-radical-changes-encourage-more-cyclists-pedestrians

Tagged: Urban Policy, History, Street Design, Pedestrians

David Zipper
January 23, 2024
2024, Slate

Funny Safety Signs Have No Place on Highways

David Zipper
January 23, 2024
2024, Slate
Funny Safety Signs Have No Place on Highways

Highway safety puns don’t reduce crashes. The feds are right to discourage them.

Source: https://slate.com/business/2024/01/funny-highway-safety-signs-do-not-do-much.html

Tagged: Safety, Federal Policy

David Zipper
January 5, 2024
2024, Fast Company

E-scooter companies are going bankrupt. That should alarm you even if you hate them

David Zipper
January 5, 2024
2024, Fast Company
E-scooter companies are going bankrupt. That should alarm you even if you hate them

We should be rooting for e-scooter companies, not gloating over their struggles

Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/91005446/e-scooter-companies-are-going-bankrupt-that-should-alarm-you-even-if-you-hate-them

Tagged: Scooters, Urban Policy

David Zipper
December 19, 2023
2023, CityLab

On-Demand Microtransit Can’t Escape This Big Problem

David Zipper
December 19, 2023
2023, CityLab
On-Demand Microtransit Can’t Escape This Big Problem

Door-to-door, on-demand transit is great — but it cannot scale.

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-19/the-inflexible-problem-with-flexible-microtransit?re_source=postr_story_1

Tagged: Transit

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