Environment
Basics
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
Talking Headways Podcast: Saved Mental Energy
This week we're joined by Melissa and Chris Bruntlett to talk about their book, "Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives." We chat about the ambient stress and anxiety created by auto-oriented cities, the mental energy saved by car-light spaces, and the difference between engineering and ecological resilience.
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
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
Electric Vehicles Won’t Save Us
Why EV’s are false prophets in the fight for a better world.
June 18, 2021
Guest Column: Electric Cars Won’t Save Us
April 23, 2021
Logan Airport Invites Travelers to Honor Earth Day By Incinerating Gasoline
April 19, 2021
EV Rebates Overwhelmingly Benefit Wealthy Suburbanites
The Baker administration has spent $14 million to subsidize purchases of new Teslas, whose products are all categorized as "luxury" cars.
February 18, 2021
Study Discovers High Levels of Air Pollution on Boston’s Subway Platforms
February 10, 2021
