Car Dependence
Basics
Op-Ed: It takes more than car-shaming to change car use
People are most open to changing their travel habits during major life events, such as a move. But even a well-timed message isn’t enough.
February 26, 2020
Ten Simple Policies to Subtract Cars From Our Streets
Want less road carnage? We need fewer cars on the roads. Here are some tools cities are already using (and should consider using) to save lives and reduce auto use.
February 24, 2020
Five State Capitals You Can’t Access Without A Car
Why is it so hard to get to many state capitals without a car?
January 27, 2020
Drivers Pay 4x More For Cell Phones Than Roads
The average American spends over four times as much on their cell phone bill as they do on gas tax.
January 21, 2020
Car-Dependency Makes City Life Too Expensive
If we truly want to reckon with our national poverty crisis, we have to make going car-lite or car-free a possibility for more people.
January 15, 2020
Americans Are Poised to Drive Less In 2020
Americans don't usually make New Year's resolutions to drive their cars less, but it may be happening anyway.
January 2, 2020
Streetsies 2019: Meet This Year’s Transportation Villains
There was a lot of anti-transit treachery to go around this year, but the winner truly undermined an entire state economy for selfish reasons.
December 30, 2019
Streetsies 2019: NYC Projects of the Year
December 26, 2019
Think Tank Offers Road Map to Break the Car Culture
Congress should stop splurging on new highways and instead expand transit to help Americans break their century-long addiction to a device that is killing us, the car, a D.C. institute says.
December 10, 2019
Rural America Cashes In Under Trump
It's a great time to be living in the middle of nowhere as President Trump directs more transportation funds to his rural base.
December 5, 2019
