David Zipper July 29, 2024 2024, Vox The big lie behind America’s ever-expanding highways David Zipper July 29, 2024 2024, Vox US transportation officials claim that widening highways will help solve climate change. That’s absurd.
David Zipper July 28, 2024 2024, Slate Will the Autobahn Finally Get Speed Limits? David Zipper July 28, 2024 2024, Slate Germany is having second thoughts about blazing-fast autobahn driving
David Zipper July 12, 2024 CityLab, 2024 How Subway Riders Will Pay for NYC’s Congestion Pricing Halt David Zipper July 12, 2024 CityLab, 2024 After killing congestion pricing, NY Gov Hochul wants the MTA to focus on system expansion, not maintenance. Bad idea.
David Zipper July 2, 2024 2024, CityLab How E-Bikes Won Over Europe David Zipper July 2, 2024 2024, CityLab I spoke with the OECD’s micromobility guru about lessons (and warnings) of Europe’s e-bike boom
David Zipper June 19, 2024 2024, CityLab Austria to ‘Super-Speeders’: We’re Taking Your Car David Zipper June 19, 2024 2024, CityLab In Austria, reckless speeders can have their car seized and sold by the government
David Zipper June 17, 2024 2024, Fast Company How GM’s brilliant little car kicked off an EV boom 30 years ago David Zipper June 17, 2024 2024, Fast Company A generation ago, GM built a revolutionary EV — and then killed it.
David Zipper June 11, 2024 2024, Vox Business owners are buying into a dumb myth about driving David Zipper June 11, 2024 2024, Vox Small business owners regularly overestimate the share of customers who drive
David Zipper June 3, 2024 2024, CityLab A Traffic Engineer Hits Back at His Profession David Zipper June 3, 2024 2024, CityLab I spoke with Wes Marshall, an urban planner and engineering professor, about the reasons US traffic engineers prioritize car speed over road safety.
David Zipper May 21, 2024 2024, Vox The misleading, wasteful way we measure gas mileage, explained David Zipper May 21, 2024 2024, Vox Americans have been thinking about fuel economy backwards — and mucking up climate policy as a result
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 Only in America could a police department use a monster truck to encourage seat belt use
David Zipper May 15, 2024 CityLab, 2024 Meet the Montreal Mayor Who Declared War on SUVs David Zipper May 15, 2024 CityLab, 2024 In Montreal, local leaders are using parking fees to fight back against car bloat.
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 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.
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 Instead of counteracting car bloat, federal policy has encouraged it
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 I spoke with Dave Alff about his new book about the past, present, and future of Amtrak’s most essential route
David Zipper April 2, 2024 2024, CityLab Looking for a Place to Sit Down in the City David Zipper April 2, 2024 2024, CityLab On William Whyte’s timeless lessons about the social lives of urban spaces
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 Believe it or not, congestion probably won’t worsen while Baltimore’s Key Bridge is repaired
David Zipper March 19, 2024 2024, Slate TikTok Is Taking a Page From the Uber Playbook David Zipper March 19, 2024 2024, Slate How Uber inspired TikTok’s lobbying strategy.
David Zipper March 1, 2024 Vox, 2024 Driving at ridiculous speeds should be physically impossible David Zipper March 1, 2024 Vox, 2024 Tbe movement to adopt Intelligent Speed Assist is growing
David Zipper February 28, 2024 CityLab, 2024 What E-Bike Rebates Can (and Can’t) Do David Zipper February 28, 2024 CityLab, 2024 A new study explores the power and limits of e-bike rebates, offering tips to maximize their effectiveness
David Zipper February 8, 2024 2024, CityLab For Cities, ‘Transit Is Existential’ David Zipper February 8, 2024 2024, CityLab I spoke with Jarrett Walker about how transit agencies can survive the myriad challenges they now face.
