Five Things Missing In The Built Environment For Families With Young Children
Too often, U.S. cities aren't designed with the needs of young children and their caregivers in mind. Here's how to change that.
Santa Monica’s Ocean Ave ‘Protected Bikeway Machine’ Captures the World’s Attention
A machine usually used in highway construction was repurposed to build protected space for people — and the internet went nuts.
Chicago Considers ‘Mobility Hubs’
Could small multimodal transportation nodes help connect the Windy City?
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Friday’s Headlines Look to the Future
Hopefully, the Biden administration's new research and development unit for infrastructure will come up with better ideas than flying cars.
Thursday’s Headlines Aren’t Totally Clean
Cleaning up the app taxi sector is going to take a lot more than just a battery.
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Talking Headways Podcast: Washington State Legislative Roundup
But this conversation isn't just about Washington, oh no. The issues raised are playing out nationally.
Five Better Ways to Do Traffic Safety Education Beyond PSAs
Too often, road user "education" in the U.S. looks like pedestrian-shaming PSAs, flimsy driver's ed courses, and lame signs on the side of the road. Streetsblog readers say there's a better way.
So Much for ‘Carmageddon’ (Philadelphia Edition)
More capacity generates more travel, more sprawl, more pollution, and ultimately more congestion. It’s time to get off this treadmill.
How Copenhagen Measures the Costs of Driving — And Crafts Policy to Reduce Them
The capital of Denmark is constantly doing the math on the true price of car culture. Could America follow their lead?
Why US Cities Are Rolling Back Shared Mobility Bans
An increasing number of U.S. cities that once banned shared bikes and scooters are welcoming the modes back to their streets — and prompting a conversation about why they were ever restricted in the first place.
Opinion: Why We Should Stop Using the Word ‘Micromobility’
"SUVs, pick-up trucks, and passenger cars should not be the benchmark by which we judge the size of other forms of transit, and the term ‘micromobility’ encourages us to believe that they are."
NYC Mayor Announces $20 Minimum Wage for Deliveristas
"Our delivery workers have consistently delivered for us — now, we are delivering for them."
Why Small Cities Torn Apart By Highways Need Extra Help to Heal
A new program will help smaller communities start the process of redesigning highways and other transportation investments that tore apart their communities — and shine a light on why it’s so hard for them to do it without outside help
How Auto-Centric Infrastructure Is Making Us Sick
Instead of endless promises to fix America's "crumbling roads and bridges," filmmaker Andy Boenau argues we need to talk about our crumbling minds and bodies — and how our autocentric infrastructure approach contributes to them.
Talking Headways Podcast: Undoing Autocentric Design in a Michigan City
A Michigan city tries to undo the mistakes of the past. It's hard.