Car Dependence
Basics
Study: Commutes are Longer When Cities Fail on Transit
Want to know why so few cities invest in transit? Because the vast majority of their residents — drivers — have much shorter commute times in their cars. A cautionary tale....
May 6, 2019
Midwest Will Raise Gas Taxes — And Make Everything Worse
If Midwest states shovel billions more into highway widenings (likely), it could just increase maintenance costs and further undermine their cities.
March 7, 2019
How Driving is Encouraged and Subsidized — By Law
Greg Shill, a law professor, attempted to itemize all the ways driving is legally favored in the U.S. Let's just say it's a long list.
March 6, 2019
Is Subprime Auto Lending the Next Housing Bubble?
Low-income people are increasingly being trapped in a cycle of debt by subprime auto lending. The American transportation system offers them few alternatives.
February 13, 2019
R.I. Takes Biking/Walking Funds for Highways
Almost one dozen biking and walking projects across the state of Rhode Island are in jeopardy after a state agency decided to transfer $27 million in federal money dedicated to active transportation to highways and administrative expenses over the next 10 years.
January 31, 2019
Biking Way up in Seattle During Highway Closure
Biking has almost doubled along major corridors in Seattle as the city enters the fourth day of "Viadoom" -- the highly publicized closure of State Route 99.
January 17, 2019
Can New Mobility Tech Disrupt Car Dependence?
A new organization want to help cities use mobility tech to break cars' stranglehold on cities.
January 15, 2019
Uber and Lyft Don’t Reduce Cars. Transit Does.
Seattle is the only major city that really grew the number of car-free and car-light households in the last five years. It's also the only one that's really grown transit ridership.
January 8, 2019
Trump Turns Obama-Era Program into a Road Fund
Under Trump, the popular program that helped fund biking trails and transit upgrades is just another bridge and highway fund.
December 12, 2018
Car Culture Cements Suburban Unsustainability
Despite their growing diversity, suburban dwellers share a dependence on cars that makes them resistant to attempts at urbanization.
November 19, 2018
