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USDOT Secretary Sean Duffy Is Dead Wrong About Bike Lanes

The Secretary of Transportation says he hasn't seen enough data to believe in the benefits of bike lanes. So we put together an explainer help him out — mostly using information from his own department.

April 25, 2025

Friday Video: Check Out Lorde On a Bike!

The Kiwi singer is on the top of the charts — and in our bike-riding hearts.

April 25, 2025

Friday’s Headlines Dodge Death

Thankfully, traffic deaths have started to fall. But cars and drivers are still killing too many people. Why?

April 25, 2025

Breaking: US DOT is Coming For America’s ‘DEI’ Dollars, Threatening ‘Sanctuary’ Cities With Pulled Funds

Advocates are raising the alarm about yet another vague and disturbingly broad letter from Sean Duffy — and the fierce battle that's likely to follow it.

April 24, 2025

Talking Headways Podcast: Just Action Under the Color of Law

Leah Rothstein on the book she wrote with her father Richard about the fight against housing segregation in America.

April 24, 2025

Thursday’s Headlines, Big and Small

Smaller cities should try congestion pricing, too. Plus, the latest in the tiff between Sean Duffy and Kathy Hochul.

April 24, 2025

Disorder in the Court: U.S. DOT Lawyers Upload Memo Admitting Their Congestion Pricing Case is Weak

Lawyers advising U.S. DOT Secretary Sean Duffy make it clear: His case to end congestion pricing is weak.

April 24, 2025

Why Are Many States Trying to Ban Cities From Slowing Down Drivers?

Texas could soon become the latest state to ban its cities from reclaiming lane space from drivers — and now that Trump is in office, some fear that more will follow.

April 24, 2025

Op-Ed: What Cities Can Do as Micromobility Tariffs Loom

"Let’s treat micromobility like the essential service it is, so that we’re ready for whatever comes next."

April 24, 2025