Climate Change
Basics
OPINION: Biden Should Link Gateway Program and Climate Goals
The $30-billion Northeast Corridor investment could force the integration of regional rail — and lead to much less driving and flying.
September 10, 2021
OPINION: Feds Must Invest in NY Subway, Not Roads, to Meet Climate Goals
Congressional legislation does virtually nothing to encourage other Americans to reduce their carbon output like transit-dependent, cramped-apartment New Yorkers.
August 31, 2021
Reconciliation Bill Will Go Big on EVs, Still Won’t Meet Climate Goals
The massive reconciliation bill under consideration in Congress would fall short of achieving our greenhouse gas reduction target — and the climate wins it does achieve would come disproportionately from consumer incentives for electric vehicles, rather than by shifting drivers out of cars.
August 26, 2021
How To Make a COVID-Era Pop-Up Park Permanent
San Francisco activists are fighting their city’s decision to allow high-speed vehicle traffic back onto a road that was transformed into a beloved public park during the pandemic — and the legal mechanism they’re using to do it could be a blueprint for advocates across the country fighting to keep their own COVID-era street improvements.
August 12, 2021
To Solve the Climate Crisis, We Need to Drive A Lot Less — And Drive Electric
With all the gasoline vehicles still driving around for the next 15 to 20 years, EVs won’t be able to close the gap in pollution reduction fast enough. We’re out of time — unless we promote other ways of getting around.
August 12, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: The One Upside of Climate Change
August 10, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: The Heat is On
This week we’re joined by Dr. V Kelly Turner, director of urban environment research at UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation. We chat about how to think differently about urban heat, how to measure it properly, and how to regulate it.
August 5, 2021
Study: Suburban Living the Worst for Carbon Emissions
Does a city dweller who eats at trendy restaurants every night generate more carbon emissions than a suburbanite with a backyard garden? The answer might surprise you.
July 12, 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
Talking Headways Podcast: A Compass for Sustainability
This week, we’re joined by Mark Perepelitza, director of sustainability at SERA Architects, who chats about the meaning of sustainability, the company’s sustainability action plan, and its colorful Project Compass.
June 24, 2021
