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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
July 31, 2024
2024, CityLab

The Quiet Power of Car-Free Neighborhoods

David Zipper
July 31, 2024
2024, CityLab
The Quiet Power of Car-Free Neighborhoods

Without cars, urban neighborhoods become quieter — and better

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-31/the-quiet-power-of-car-free-neighborhoods?srnd=citylab

Tagged: Urban Policy, Health, Noise

David Zipper
July 29, 2024
2024, Vox

The big lie behind America’s ever-expanding highways

David Zipper
July 29, 2024
2024, Vox
The big lie behind America’s ever-expanding highways

US transportation officials claim that widening highways will help solve climate change. That’s absurd.

Source: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/363013/wide-highways-climate-environment-pollution

Tagged: Highways, Climate, State Policy, Federal Policy

David Zipper
July 28, 2024
2024, Slate

Will the Autobahn Finally Get Speed Limits?

David Zipper
July 28, 2024
2024, Slate
Will the Autobahn Finally Get Speed Limits?

Germany is having second thoughts about blazing-fast autobahn driving

Source: https://slate.com/business/2024/07/germany-autobahn-speed-limits-car-deaths.html

Tagged: International, Highways, Safety, Climate

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
How Subway Riders Will Pay for NYC’s Congestion Pricing Halt

After killing congestion pricing, NY Gov Hochul wants the MTA to focus on system expansion, not maintenance. Bad idea.

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-12/nyc-subway-riders-will-pay-dearly-for-congestion-pricing-pause

Tagged: Transit, State Policy

David Zipper
July 2, 2024
2024, CityLab

How E-Bikes Won Over Europe

David Zipper
July 2, 2024
2024, CityLab
How E-Bikes Won Over Europe

I spoke with the OECD’s micromobility guru about lessons (and warnings) of Europe’s e-bike boom

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-02/europe-s-e-bike-boom-has-lessons-for-us-cities

Tagged: E-bikes, International

David Zipper
June 19, 2024
2024, CityLab

Austria to ‘Super-Speeders’: We’re Taking Your Car

David Zipper
June 19, 2024
2024, CityLab
Austria to ‘Super-Speeders’: We’re Taking Your Car

In Austria, reckless speeders can have their car seized and sold by the government

Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-19/austria-aims-to-curb-crashes-with-crackdown-on-super-speeders?srnd=all

Tagged: International, Highways, Safety

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
How GM’s brilliant little car kicked off an EV boom 30 years ago

A generation ago, GM built a revolutionary EV — and then killed it.

Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/91128970/looking-back-at-the-gm-ev1

Tagged: History, Cars, Electric Cars

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

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

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