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Friday’s Headlines Are In Demand
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Widening highways increases demand for even more highway lanes, while building rail increases demand for property near rail lines.
Thursday’s Headlines Build Back Better?
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The Biden administration's planning grants are a start, but it will take decades and billions more to undo the damage of urban freeways.
Wednesday’s Headlines Bike More Often
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Spending on bikes rose sixfold during the pandemic, and new research shows bikeshares are the gateway drug to cycling.
Tuesday’s Headlines Get Back to the Grind
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Safety is the word of the day, whether it's the threat to pedestrians from heavy EVs or a lack of infrastructure discouraging women from riding bikes.
Friday’s Headlines Ease Into the Weekend
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It'd be great to jump on a fast train to the beach for Memorial Day, but there are a lot of reasons that's unlikely anytime soon.
Thursday’s Headlines Keep Riding
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The post-pandemic bike boom appears to be sticking around, at least in cities that encouraged it by building new infrastructure.
Wednesday’s Headlines Have a Second Life
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More polluting and potentially unsafe vehicles will wind up in developing nations as wealthier ones transition to EVs.
Tuesday’s Headlines Want a Do-Over
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What if we could go back and tell mid-20th century urban planners how many people the roads they designed would kill?
Monday’s Headlines Drill, Baby, Drill
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But not for oil — for the precious minerals used to produce batteries for electric vehicles, which are quickly becoming the geopolitical equivalent of oil.
Friday’s Headlines Are Now Swifties
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Thousands of concertgoers are taking transit to Tay Tay's megatour. Will they become regular riders?
Thursday’s Headlines Are Alright
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Gen Z cares deeply about climate change. Will older generations build for the future or force young people to drive?
Wednesday’s Headlines in a Downward Spiral
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How do transit agencies avoid a death spiral? Two articles say going fare-free will hurt more than it helps, and improving service is more important.