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These Advocates Are Mapping — and Grading — Every Bike Rack In Town
...and you can, too. Here's why that's so vital.
June 1, 2026
Visit Your Nearest National Park(ing Lot) Today!
Sick of Shenandoah? Tired of the Tetons? Why not check out all the other land that Americans devote billions of dollars a year to preserving for the benefit of future generations: our planet-leading oversupply of public car storage?
April 26, 2023
Electric Vehicles Won’t Save Us
Why EV’s are false prophets in the fight for a better world.
June 18, 2021
Footloose: Walkable Neighborhoods Attracting Investments While Burbs Die
"Walkable" neighborhoods are booming — and reclaiming residents and businesses from the suburbs.
July 9, 2019
Jackpot! Nevada Tops U.S. in Transportation Report
But when it comes strictly to transit, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington and Illinois comprise the top five.
May 28, 2019
Chambers of Commerce Come Around to Transit
City business groups are forming a coalition to urge Congress and the president to fund transportation projects.
May 21, 2019
Seniors in the Vegas Suburbs Have to Cross Merciless Streets
Senior citizens in the sprawling Las Vegas suburb of Henderson want a safe way to cross the street. The city promises a fix is on the way, but the problem is far bigger than a single crossing.
May 23, 2017
What Will It Take to Make Las Vegas Walkable?
Saying the future of the city's economy depends on it, Las Vegas tourism interests are pushing a $12 billion plan to improve transit and walkability, reports the Associated Press.
December 15, 2015
Using L.A. Traffic Counts to Justify Sprawl in the Arizona-Nevada Desert
A recent report by U.S. PIRG and the Frontier Group, “Highway Boondoggles: Wasted Money and America’s Transportation Future,” examines 11 of the most wasteful, least justifiable road projects underway in America right now. Here’s the latest installment in our series profiling the various bad decisions that funnel so much money to infrastructure that does no good.
September 24, 2014
Talking Headways: Jeff’s Milkshake
Forgive us for the unacceptable two-week gap between podcast episodes but this one is totally worth the wait. Feast on our in-depth exploration of three transit lines (in order of fantasy to reality): Las Vegas, Minneapolis, and Salt Lake City.
September 4, 2014