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Monday’s Headlines Could Be Worse

Passenger rail and public transit would get a slight bump under the Trump administration's budget proposal, which might be the only decent news we got over the weekend.

Friday’s Headlines Reinvent a Worse Wheel

Because they spend so much time driving without passengers, Uber's Routeshare shuttles won't be much better for traffic or air quality than private cars.

Thursday’s Headlines Build It, and They Will Come

Believe it or not, people are more likely to bike when they feel safe. Science proves it.

Wednesday’s Headlines Are Going Broke

Americans are bankrupting themselves paying for depreciating assets that they mostly drive short distances, when an e-bike would do just as well.

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Talking Headways Podcast: Keys to San Francisco’s Future

Sujata Srivastava, Chief Policy Officer at SPUR, on an "urbanist decision-making framework for San Francisco’s new mayor."

‘War on Cyclists’: NYC E-Bike Speed Limit Panned by Safety Advocates

"Sounds like more flavor-of-the-month hot air," said one activist.

Inside the Chicago Tribune’s Come-to-Jesus Moment on Transit Funding

The paper's Editorial Board previously derided “the so-called fiscal cliff.”

Is Constant Driving Harming Kids’ Brains?

American kids are spending more time than ever on tablets in the backseat. Is it holding back their development?

Campus Bike Programs Are The Next Big Student Movement

Here are a few of the student leaders across America who are promoting cycling on their campuses.

Commentary: Illinois’s Transit Funding Flop Is a Cautionary Tale

Not funding transit agencies' basic operating needs is a political loser in any state.

Car Harms Series: NYC’s ‘Gridlock Sam’ Says We Have Lost Our Lives to the Automobile

Take it from the former head of New York's Department of Traffic: If we restore valuable public space to the people, the result will be a healthier, happier, and more humane city.

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