Cities, Counties, States and Countries
Basics
What political realities must we overcome to create a protected bike lane network?
July 6, 2021
Multi-State Climate Plan Fails To Please All Advocates
The latest version of a multistate plan to lower transportation emissions represents an improvement, but still doesn't go far enough on environmental-justice issues, some advocates say.
July 6, 2021
Study: Driving to Save Time Just Slows Everyone Down
Researchers have found that making driving more convenient ends up ensuring that a community will be choked by gridlock, and everyone will have a slower trip.
July 6, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: Coordinating Pandemic Transit
This week we’re joined by Robert del Rosario, director of service development for AC Transit in Oakland to talk about the pandemic, what’s needed to get riders coming back, and what sustainable revenue might look like going forward.
July 1, 2021
The Newest Bike-Friendly County in the U.S. Is In…Suburban Idaho?
A massive transportation authority in Idaho is promising to build protected bike lanes whenever they resurface the most dangerous multi-lane roads in their region, and some advocates think state DOTs across the country should follow their lead.
June 29, 2021
STUDY: City Visitors Who Use E-scooters More Spend More
While e-scooters may offer a low-carbon option for post-COVID tourism, do these schemes benefit tourist cities? One Australian study explores.
June 29, 2021
STUDY: U.S. Not Doing Enough To Stop Stoned Driving (or to Boost Transit)
Car crashes rose in Western states after the legalization of pot, a pair of new studies finds — but increasing access to transit may be the only sure-fire way to rein in stoned driving, especially without increasing police harassment of people of color.
June 22, 2021
Electric Vehicles Won’t Save Us
Why EV’s are false prophets in the fight for a better world.
June 18, 2021
Lessons on Building Bike Culture From Latin America
June 17, 2021
REPORT: Here’s Where People of Color Can’t Access Opportunity Without A Car
Even the most transit-rich cities in America are significantly less accessible without a car for the low-income and people of color, a new analysis finds.
June 17, 2021
