Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Car Dependence

Uber and Lyft Don’t Reduce Cars. Transit Does.

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 8, 2019 | 44 Comments

Seattle is the only major city that really grew the number of car-free and car-light households in the last five years. It's also the only one that's really grown transit ridership.

Trump Turns Obama-Era Program into a Road Fund

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 12, 2018 | 20 Comments

Under Trump, the popular program that helped fund biking trails and transit upgrades is just another bridge and highway fund.

Car Culture Cements Suburban Unsustainability

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 19, 2018 | 32 Comments

Despite their growing diversity, suburban dwellers share a dependence on cars that makes them resistant to attempts at urbanization.

Report Offers Better Ways to Cut Traffic from New Development

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 17, 2018 | 3 Comments

What if instead of requiring developers to add parking or widen roads, we asked them to do things that discouraged driving and car ownership? That's what Smart Growth America recommends.

Will Miami-Dade County okay a 13-mile highway through the Everglades? Image: Transit Alliance Miami

Miami Highway Plan is Completely Reckless

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 26, 2018 | 9 Comments

A 13-mile highway through the Everglades: Miami-Dade County's latest move to address congestion is for-sure going to make it worse.

The share of car-free households in America grew after 2006, but by last year those changes had been wiped out. Graph: Sarah Jo Peterson

America’s Car Ownership Rate Higher Now Than Before the Recession

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 10, 2017 | 35 Comments

After growing for a few years, the share of car-free households in America has dropped below 2006 levels.

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