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The Hidden Cruelty on Our Highways: Why Sustainable Transport Advocates Must Oppose Live Animal Transport

Long-distance animal transport is a brutal, climate-intensive practice made possible by the same infrastructure that undermines walkability, divides neighborhoods, and fuels sprawl. And it's time for sustainable transportation advocates to stand up against it.

June 18, 2025

Dismissed: Another Judge Throws out Another Congestion Pricing Suit

Yet another anti-congestion pricing lawsuit was thrown out today, after a state Supreme Court justice spiked a lawsuit brought by the Town of Hempstead.

Will the Impending Wave of Seniors Inundate City Streets?

What laws should your city be passing now to make sure that a historic number of elders can age in place — or at least with some grace?

This week's headlines

Wednesday’s Headlines Are Takin’ It to the Streets

After Saturday's protests, Sean Duffy threatened to withhold transportation funding from "rogue state actors" and cities where "rioters destroy transportation infrastructure."

Tuesday’s Headlines Aren’t Second Class

Driverless cars could complete the work the automobile industry started 100 years ago by making pedestrians "second-class citizens," according to The Guardian.

Monday’s Headlines Are Big and Beautiful

Unlike Republicans' reconciliation bill, which is terrible for climate change and will lead to more traffic deaths, as several news outlets are reporting.

Friday’s Headlines Are In the Clear

Transit consultant Jarrett Walker explains to frustrated drivers why bus-only lanes are important.

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11 States Battle Trump Over EV’s

The plaintiffs in the suit are California, Colorado, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.

Talking Headways Podcast: Creating Positive Soundscapes in Cities

Chris Berdik on health and wellbeing, how our brains process sound and creating positive urban soundscapes.

Friday Video: Why So Many Speed Limits Just Don’t Work

Speed matters. Numbers on signs, though, don't always get drivers to slow down.

Off Campus: Students Are Boosting Public Transit as Key to Affordability

One constituency is doubling-down on its support, even, in one recent case, taxing itself to bolster service.

Thursday’s Headlines Are a Disco Inferno

Senate Republicans want cars to "burn, baby, burn" more gasoline.

Empty Bike and Bus Lanes Are A Feature, Not a Bug

People stuck in a car in a lane next to a bus or bike lane shouldn’t be mad at the bus or the bike lane. If they had access to the bus or bike lane, it, too, would quickly clog with cars and trucks.

Empty Bike and Bus Lanes Are A Feature, Not a Bug

People stuck in a car in a lane next to a bus or bike lane shouldn’t be mad at the bus or the bike lane. If they had access to the bus or bike lane, it, too, would quickly clog with cars and trucks.

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