David Zipper November 12, 2024 2024, CityLab Under Trump, Prepare for New US Transportation Priorities David Zipper November 12, 2024 2024, CityLab With Trump returning to the White House, US transportation policies will soon change. I spoke with T4A’s Beth Osborne to understand how.
David Zipper October 30, 2024 2024, CityLab Is Denver’s Big Bet on E-Bikes Paying Off? David Zipper October 30, 2024 2024, CityLab I visited Denver to draw lessons from the first US city to offer e-bike rebates. TLDR: It’s working well!
David Zipper October 24, 2024 CityLab, 2024 Robotaxis Are No Friend of Public Transportation David Zipper October 24, 2024 CityLab, 2024 Robotaxi companies like Waymo claim to be transit’s new best friend. Be skeptical.
David Zipper October 4, 2024 2024, CityLab What Do US Vehicle Regulators Have Against Tiny Cars? David Zipper October 4, 2024 2024, CityLab American regulators are blocking creative minicars from around the world that are fun, practical, and affordable.
David Zipper October 2, 2024 2024, Slate There Is No Technology Fix for Car Bloat David Zipper October 2, 2024 2024, Slate The only surefire way to reduce car bloat's harm: Shrink gigantic vehicles
David Zipper October 1, 2024 2024, Fast Company Big Auto helped kill America’s best chance to curtail reckless speeding. But it’s not over yet David Zipper October 1, 2024 2024, Fast Company California almost became the first state in the country to require technology that deters reckless speeding
David Zipper September 24, 2024 2024, Fast Company Why car companies might finally have to care about pedestrian safety David Zipper September 24, 2024 2024, Fast Company In the name of safety, NHTSA wants to require carmakers to moderate their gigantic designs. Good.
David Zipper September 23, 2024 2024, CityLab Unlocking the Hidden Power of Zoning, for Good or Ill David Zipper September 23, 2024 2024, CityLab I spoke with Sara Bronin about her new book, Key to the City, and whether zoning can be a force for urban progress
David Zipper September 3, 2024 2024, Vox Electric vehicles are the future. What happens to our gas-guzzling cars? David Zipper September 3, 2024 2024, Vox As rich countries snap up EVs, they could flood the Global South with aged gas guzzlers. That's a problem.
David Zipper September 2, 2024 2024, The Verge What a 160-year-old theory about coal predicts about our self-driving future David Zipper September 2, 2024 2024, The Verge Even if self-driving cars work perfectly, they're likely to increase emissions and crash deaths
David Zipper August 28, 2024 2024, Slate, Featured How America Can Break Its Highway Addiction David Zipper August 28, 2024 2024, Slate, Featured Here's how the US can kick its wasteful, destructive habit of building ever-wider highways
David Zipper August 26, 2024 2024, CityLab A Loud Warning From the Past About Living With Cars David Zipper August 26, 2024 2024, CityLab For over a century, blaring car noises have frayed the nerves of urban residents. Will they ever stop?
David Zipper August 1, 2024 2024, Fast Company How fast can a car go from 0 to 60? It really doesn’t matter David Zipper August 1, 2024 2024, Fast Company “0-60 mph” is a car metric that needs to die.
David Zipper July 31, 2024 2024, CityLab The Quiet Power of Car-Free Neighborhoods David Zipper July 31, 2024 2024, CityLab Without cars, urban neighborhoods become quieter — and better
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.
