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In Trade Deal With Trump, Europe Sells Out its Pedestrians
The new trade deal between the European Union and the U.S. means that pedestrians from Lisbon to Helsinki will be endangered by big, American-made trucks.
This Threatened Toronto Bike Lane Gets More Rush Hour Traffic Than the Car Lane
Ontario leadership claim "no one bikes" on their cities' paths — but the data shows otherwise.
How the Private Self-Driving Car Might Change How We Live
Personally-owned AVs may challenge our definitions of time and space — and this author worries that it will not end well.
Starbucks is No Longer ‘America’s Bathroom.’ It Never Should Have Been.
Providing public restrooms used to be a basic public responsibility. In the U.S., they're an increasingly rare commodity.
Survey: Boomers Don’t Accept That They Won’t Be Able To Drive Forever
The vast majority of aging adults believe they'll never have to give up driving. They might not have a choice.
In Praise of Traffic Congestion
On a recent visit to North America, a bad traffic jam forced international pop start Niall Horan to do the unthinkable: walk 300 meters on a public sidewalk.
How ‘Skeuomorphism’ Is Making U.S. Roads More Deadly
After you read this, you'll never look at a "frunk" the same way again.
