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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
Streetsblog Chicago Editor John Greenfield Seriously Injured in Bike Crash
Streetsblog Chicago editor, founder, and our colleague John Greenfield was seriously injured this weekend after a piece of construction material that had not been properly tied down fell off a pick-up truck and struck him while biking on a road with no protected cycling infrastructure.
April 25, 2023
The Critical Climate Change Solution That No One Is Talking About
A new report has finally put hard numbers to America's most overlooked climate and car-cutting solution: more development in neighborhoods where people don't need to drive everywhere.
April 24, 2023
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Stops Work on $15 Billion Turnpike Expansion
Oklahoma’s freeway fighters are resting a little easier this week, having learned that the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) is halting all work related to the $15 billion turnpike expansion, ACCESS Oklahoma.
April 21, 2023
How Every Government In America Could Stop Its Own Cars From Speeding
Some of America's most prominent sustainable transportation advocacy organizations are challenging governments to embrace a ground-breaking technology that makes it impossible for drivers to speed — starting with the vehicles in their own fleets.
April 20, 2023
Georgia: Our Temp Tags ‘Wreaking Havoc’ in NYC Because of Lax Rules, Few Investigators
Officials in Georgia admitted that its main agency in charge of regulating the retail car industry has only four investigators for 7,500 dealers in the state, making it difficult to crack down on illegal temp tag dealers who are "wreaking havoc" in New York City.
April 19, 2023
TEMP TAG TUESDAY: See How Easy it is to Buy a Fake New Jersey License Plate!
Today, we start a new feature, featuring me buying illegal temp tags.
April 18, 2023
Opinion: We Should Do More To Fight Sexual Harassment on Transit
In the ebb and flow of a global health crisis that obscured another shadow pandemic of increased violence against women, it is time WMATA acts on their stated priorities and visibly resumes their efforts to combat bad behavior and improve public trust.
April 17, 2023
Opinion: Car-Free Inspiration From an Overseas Adventure
For four months last fall, my lifestyle changed dramatically when my husband and I lived car-free. Here's what I learned.
April 14, 2023
Study: SUV Drivers Cause 55% Worse Injuries To Bicyclists They Hit
Just like pedestrians, bicyclists who are struck by SUV drivers endure significantly more severe injuries — particularly to the head — than those struck by the drivers of smaller cars, a new study finds, adding to a mountain of evidence that suggests regulators should do more to rein in deadly vehicle designs that are increasingly dominating U.S. roads.
April 13, 2023
