Cities, Counties, States and Countries
Friday Video: Commute with Dylan in Boston
"E-bikes are a thing," says one disabled Bostonian, as they show off how easy it is to get around without a car if a city provides the right infrastructure.
From Challenge to Opportunity: Transforming Salt Lake City’s Wide Streets
Salt Lake City’s unusually large grid pattern of wide streets and square blocks poses a massive challenge to walkability and bikeability but represents a rare opportunity for planners.
Talking Headways Podcast: Simpler Payment Systems for Agencies and Riders
Gillian Gillett and Dan Baker on how agencies can create simpler payment and travel experiences for transit riders.
Curitiba: 50 Years of Lessons from the World’s First ‘Bus Rapid Transit’
Curitiba’s BRT system is elemental to the city’s identity — but has not escaped hardships.
How Boomtown Austin is Thinking Beyond Highways
The City of Austin’s booming population presents a unique challenge — how to manage mobility and safety in a rapidly growing region.
Red State, Red Tape: How to Fight for a Highway Teardown in Louisiana
Inside the fight for environmental justice on a once-bustling Black New Orleans business corridor scarred by a dangerous highway overpass.
When Car Dependency Meets Climate Disaster
How does car dependency make weathering a storm harder, and what can we do about it? We sat down with two experts from the Urban Institute to find out.
This City Leader Wants Drivers to Pay $850/Year To Register Their Cars — And Give The Money To Transit
What if driver had a choice between paying for the equivalent of a yearly bus pass just to register a car, or skipping the DMV and taking the actual bus for free?
‘We Don’t Need These Highways’: Author Megan Kimble on Texas’ Ongoing Freeway Fights
...and what they have to teach other communities across America.
Want a Better 15-Minute City? Ask Residents What They Really Want
A new study from Bogotá models how other cities can ask a deeper set of questions about how to put essential needs within walking, biking or transit distance.
