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Friday Video: Experience 40 Blissful Hours In An Amtrak Sleeper Car in Just 29 Minutes
Ever wondered what it's really like to take that cross country train trip you've always dreamed of? Travel journalist Sojourner White has you covered.
Friday Video: Getting City Dwellers to the Great Outdoors Without a Car
In most American cities, it's downright hard to take transit to a hiking trail — but these eight break the mold.
Even 500 Episodes In, Jeff Wood Isn’t Done Exploring Everything Cities Can Be
Streetsblog's most prolific podcaster looks back on his legacy, and explores what's coming next.
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Friday Video: New York City Has a ‘Concrete’ Plan for Better Bike Lanes
Curbs, diverters, and jersey barriers, oh my!
How Cities Are Getting Creative To Reclaim Public Space for People
Putting in parks and plazas isn't the only way to reimagine "public spaces" around the needs of people, a new report argues — and if we do it right, these projects can be a powerful tool for equity and health.
Friday Video: How (and Why) To Paint a Ghost Bike
Roadside memorials can make the human costs of our traffic violence crisis visible — at least until someone tears them down. That's why filmmaker made it his mission to restore two ghost bikes that had vanished from Boston roads.
Friday Video: ‘Where My Bus At?’
A group of Kentucky kids wrote a viral song about how the national school bus driver shortage is impacting them — with some impressive choreo to match.
Is America Ready for the Equity Impacts of the AV Revolution?
As high-profile crashes with driverless cars make headlines, should policymakers be paying attention to the less-discussed impacts of the AV revolution — especially for society's most marginalized?
Friday Video: What It’s Like to Walk In Pedestrian-Unfriendly Florida
Advocates in the Sunshine State are casting daylight on the state's raging pedestrian safety crisis, and what it will take to finally stop the bloodshed.