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Letter from Minneapolis: The Legacy of Highway Construction
Highways were convenient tools to rid the cities of perceived social ills, a mindset deeply embedded in white supremacy. Here's how it played out in two neighborhoods.
March 12, 2024
Commentary: The Street Fight Over SUVs in Paris
What are the implications for San Francisco and other cities around the world?
March 7, 2024
Should Communities That Suppress Housing Lose Their Road Funding?
A Colorado bill would require sprawling cities to take action to increase their affordable housing supply before they collect money to build more roads — and some want to take it national.
February 26, 2024
Oakland Rips Out Protected Bike Lane on Embarcadero
The city and the councilmember who represents District 2 complain about lack of resources for safety projects, but somehow they have the resources to rip out protected bike lanes.
February 22, 2024
Talking Headways Podcast: The Annual Yonah Freemark Show, Part II
This week, let's talk about transit funding in general and the Roosevelt Boulevard subway in Philadelphia, specifically.
February 22, 2024
Jersey Lawmakers Pass Proposed Micromobility Insurance Law With Vague Promise to Fix It
Advocates are adamantly opposed to Sen. Nicolas Scutari's bill, fearing it would undermine the goals of reducing car dependency and carbon emissions. And it's expensive.
February 15, 2024
Why Every E-Biker Should Be Worried About NJ’s Proposed Micromobility Insurance Law
Instead of ensuring safety on Garden State roads, requiring bikers to carry insurance could make roads more dangerous, inequitable and polluted.
February 14, 2024
Talking Headways Podcast: On the Bus in Boise
We chat with Elaine Clegg, CEO of Valley Regional Transit in Boise Idaho about how the Boise bus system is changing, the impact of fast regional growth, energy infrastructure and favorite transportation board games.
February 8, 2024
D.C. to Dangerous Drivers: We Will Slow You Down!
Dangerous drivers would be forced to slow down thanks to in-car technology under a first-in-the-nation bill that just passed in the Washington, D.C. City Council.
February 8, 2024
Why Jaywalking Reform Is an Unhoused Rights Issue
A stunning 41 percent of jaywalking stops in Washington state involve an unhoused person. And no one knows how bad the problem is in the rest of America.
February 7, 2024
