Commentary: The Real Reason Trump Opposes High-Speed Rail Isn’t About Trains; It’s about Power
This is about petroleum versus renewable electric power.
Friday Video: The Massachusetts Company That Traded the Trash Truck For a Bike
This small worker-owned cooperative is reimagining how to do recycling, composting, yardwork and more — no diesel required.
Talking Headways Podcast: The Menace of Prosperity
Daniel Wortel-London on his new book, "The Menace of Prosperity: New York City and the Struggle for Economic Development, 1875–1981."
This week's headlines
Friday’s Deadly Headlines
Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels would bring immediate health benefits for hundreds of thousands of people.
Thursday’s Headlines Are a Sneak Preview
Want to see what happens when a city makes major transit cuts? Just look at Philadelphia. It's not pretty.
Wednesday’s Headlines Get Off the Cheese Wagon
Transporting K-12 students via public transit can save schools money, but there are challenges involved, like teaching children how to use the system.
Tuesday’s Headlines Are in a Death Spiral
The worst-case scenario arrived for Philadelphia residents as draconian transit cuts took effect. Other cities could be next.
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Doomsday For SEPTA Is Bad News For Everyone
Deep cuts to Philadelphia's transit system will have devastating impacts in the City of Brotherly Love — and other cities may be next.
High Speed Rail by 2032?: CHSRA Plans for Future as Feds Pull More Money from Project
High-speed rail in the Central Valley by 2032, to the Bay by 2038, and to L.A. by...sometime...
Op-Ed: A City Is Not A Cake
There's no recipe to building a great city. So why are so many zoning and road design policies written like there is — and how can loosening standards make cities less car dependent?
STREETSBLOG ABROAD: We’ll Never Have Paris … Unless We Start Rebuilding Our City Like The French Did
Où es-tu allée, Anne Hidalgo? Notre ville tourne vers vous ses yeux solitaires.
Bike Bus + Pop Up Lane = A Better Way To Get Back To School (And Advocate)
Miami residents are getting an arithmetic lesson in the power of pop-up infrastructure to multiply support for active transportation — by focusing on kids who need a safe, active way to get to school.
Monday’s Headlines Embrace all Options
E-bikes shouldn't have to share space with cars or take space away from pedal bikes. Instead, why not make cars cede more space to devices that could replace them?
How To Beat Bikelash and Unleash the Silent Majority Who Wants Livable Streets
"Bikelash" can sink a great project before it begins — even in the Netherlands. Here are eight ways to overcome it.
Friday Video: The Problem With … ‘Friday Video’?!
The urbanism YouTube sphere is thriving — but who's getting the views?
Friday’s Headlines Reap What They Sow
Turns out, states that voted for the "Leopards Eating People's Faces Party" are getting their faces eaten by leopards.
Californians Continue to Love High-Speed Rail, Even if Republicans in Washington D.C. Don’t
High Speed Rail has only become a partisan in recent years. But under Trump, it's become hyper-partisan.
