Spooky Stuff: On Halloween, Some States Will Have Deadlier Roads Than Others
Find out how yours ranks — and what policymakers can do to make streets less scary.
What’s More Regressive: Modest Driving Surcharges to Help Fund Transit, or Forced Car Ownership?
Do Illinois state senators and reps really want to make the financial burden on their constituents less "regressive"? If so they can start by ensuring that as many people as possible can live their lives without spending $12,000 annually just to leave their homes.
Talking Headways Podcast: Getting California High Speed Rail Done
It took a while, but California is figuring out the best, most-cost-effective way to do fast trains.
This week's headlines
Who Are Thursday’s Headlines For?
Non-drivers still perceive streets as being for cars even when they have bike lanes. And that's because, in many cases, they are.
Wednesday’s Headlines Are a Clear and Present Danger
Rescinding the "endangerment finding" could not only exacerbate climate change, it could also throw entire industries into chaos.
Tuesday’s Headlines Pay High Prices for Highway Repairs
If the U.S. didn't spend so much money on repaving roads, there might be more left over for other things, like transit.
Monday’s Headlines Dust Off Duffy
The transportation secretary has been busy beefing with California, SEPTA and Elon Musk.
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Ugly Truth: Federal ICE Raid Push Aside Local Cops, Safety and Free Speech
President Trump's heavily armed and masked immigration troops are turning American cities into battlegrounds — and eliminating accountability and free speech in the public realm.
This Bill Would Help America Build More Housing Near Transit
A bipartisan group is pushing a policy to incentivize transit-oriented development across the country.
How State-Level ISA Bills Are Gaining Ground in a Polarized America
Ten lessons from the front lines of the battle for speed limiter laws.
Friday Video: Amtrak Is Way More Successful Than You Think
Why do so many people still treat Amtrak as a failure — and what would it take to deliver the rail investment that American riders deserve?
Friday’s Headlines Are Hanging Out Down the Street
The same old thing we did last week — until the neighbor wrote a letter to the editor.
Report: Lessons from California’s HSR Project
A new paper from the Mineta Institute looks at California's high-speed rail project—and how to do better moving forward.
Talking Headways Podcast: Life After Cars
Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon of The War on Cars podcast on their new book, opposing views, Turtle Jesus and potential off-ramps towards car-free cities.
Traffic Congestion Is a Housing and Transit Problem, Not a Highway Problem
To truly solve tangled traffic in California (and across the U.S.), we need to take the problem out of the hands of the road builders and address the root causes of congestion: building more affordable housing near jobs and improving public transportation options.
Truckers Back NYC Busway Plan That Trump Blocked
The federal government has obviously lost its trucking mind.
Thursday’s Headlines Are Driving Into Bankruptcy
A lot of people have taken on car loans they can't really afford. If only there were other ways for them to get around.
