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Would You Trade Your Parking Benefit for Cash?
The DC Council voted unanimously Tuesday for a bill that would allow employees to “cash-out” free parking offered by their employer. The bill would let employees who receive free parking instead take the value in cash for transit, bicycling, or walking.
March 4, 2020
Memo from Seattle: Burying Crumbling Urban Highways Isn’t the Answer
It's tunnel vision! Lawmakers in New York are looking to Seattle for advice on how to fix a crumbling highway — but the Emerald City's experiment with a highway tunnel is no model. Here's why.
March 4, 2020
Op-Ed: A $7.5B Boondoggle Advances in Austin
Austin just approved funding to expand its most notorious highway. It's bad news for public safety — and for their municipal budget.
March 2, 2020
Can We End Violent Crime on Transit Without Over-Policing?
Chicago is putting more cops on train platforms — but LA cautions that it might come at a cost.
March 2, 2020
What if Attending a Game Was as Dangerous as Driving?
Because the fact is, eight people in that 68,400-person stadium will likely die from road violence this year.
February 28, 2020
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
Three Simple Ways to Make Cities More Walkable
America doesn’t need an ambitious pedestrian safety target. We need seven of them.
February 25, 2020
U.S. Breaks With World on Pact to Cut Road Deaths
American delegates distanced themselves from key elements of a global safety pledge that would halve road deaths in 10 years.
February 24, 2020
Chicago Has a New Way to Stop Drivers Who Misuse Bus and Bike Lanes
Editor’s note: How many times have you seen drivers decide that the bike or bus lane would be the perfect place to idle in their cars — even if it forces cyclists out into dangerous traffic, or slows down what’s supposed to be a rapid bus route? Chicago has a great idea to stop that … Continued
February 20, 2020
Janette Sadik-Khan: Car Crashes Are an Epidemic We Can Solve
"Government and public health officials routinely face problems that exceed their capacities and powers. Traffic deaths are not one of them," says the transportation aide to would-be president Mike Bloomberg.
February 18, 2020
