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On Saturday, The Place to Make a New Friend Was The Staten Island Ferry

A guerilla-style comedy zine launch party that promised to be “weird and fun” created community on the water. 

October 29, 2024

Tuesday’s Headlines Are Pro-Business

Ontario Premier Doug Ford can say what he wants, but the facts back up that bike lanes are not only good for cyclists, but drivers and business owners as well.

October 28, 2024

Monday’s Headlines Vote for Transit

The presidential race isn't the only thing on the ballot Nov. 5. Tens of millions of voters will also decide on various local tax proposals to fund transit, too.

October 28, 2024

The People Behind America’s Game-Changing Local Infrastructure Grants

The Biden Administration unlocked unprecedented opportunities for local leaders to build transportation infrastructure without their state governments getting involved — if they could beat out the competition. We talk to three mayors who cracked the code.

October 28, 2024

Happy Birthday, NYSubway! Challenges and Opportunities as the System Turns 120

New York can’t survive without transit and transit can’t survive without investment.

October 27, 2024

San Francisco Advocates Fight to Make Great Highway Park Permanent

It's down to the wire and polls are tight. Advocates urge everyone who can to lend a hand.

October 25, 2024

Friday’s Headlines Walk Five Hundred Miles

Or at least, sometimes it seems like the other side of the street is that far away. And wider streets are more dangerous for pedestrians, Smart Cities Dive reports.

October 25, 2024

Opinion: Who Does Passenger Rail Serve?

"In short, passenger rail serves everyone – even the people who don’t meet the profit margins of airlines and car manufacturers."

October 25, 2024

Talking Headways Podcast: Urgency and Vision Zero

Vision Zero Network founder Leah Shahum on why it’s so hard to make change, the implicit biases around designing for cars and World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, coming up on Nov. 17.

October 24, 2024

Cycle of Rage: To NY Gov., Saving Lives is Important, But Not if It’s Too Expensive to Suburban Drivers

Gov. Hochul signed into law an expansion on New York City red light cameras on Wednesday, saying that she didn’t want to waste “any more time” before improving road safety — but when it comes to the safety benefits of congestion pricing that she once championed, she said they come at too high of a cost to drivers.

October 24, 2024