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How America’s Mayors Are Fighting Back Against Harmful Highways

Mayors across the country are fighting for funds to heal harmful highway expansions. But what does it take to make an application stand out?

October 29, 2024

The People Behind America’s Game-Changing Local Infrastructure Grants

The Biden Administration unlocked unprecedented opportunities for local leaders to build transportation infrastructure without their state governments getting involved — if they could beat out the competition. We talk to three mayors who cracked the code.

October 28, 2024

How Atlanta Passed Its Right-On-Red Ban

Atlantans can not turn right on red anymore — and could be a major step forward in making streets safer.

October 22, 2024

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.

October 18, 2024

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.

October 17, 2024

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.

October 17, 2024

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.

October 16, 2024

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.

October 15, 2024