Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Cars

Opinion: Fully EV Car Share is Crucial for Lowering Emissions and Congestion

By Stephen Mushegan | Jan 5, 2023 | No Comments

Combining the carsharing model with electric vehicles and public charging can provide New Yorkers with an affordable and sustainable transportation option when personal car trips are necessary.

Bogotá, Colombia — one of the most congested cities in the world — piloted a new app-based dynamic congestion pricing model. Photo: Carlos F. Pardo

Bogotá Tries to Make Congestion Pricing Flexible and Equitable

By Carlos F. Pardo and Frederic Charlier | Oct 17, 2022 | No Comments

Congestion pricing is one of the most common-sense tools for creating a more efficient transportation system if implemented properly. Here's how.

The memorial ghost bike installed in memory of Michael Weilert. Photo: Carla Gramlich

Opinion: Whose Child Will Be Killed on a Stroad?

By Marlene Druker | Oct 14, 2022 | No Comments

We can’t keep using the places that poor people live in as highways for wealthier people to move through quickly.

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Why the Rent Is Too Damn High: The Suburbs Aren’t Urbanizing

By Sam Mellins | Oct 10, 2022 | No Comments

New York City builds less housing per capita than almost any major city in the U.S. — and its suburbs aren't picking up the slack.

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The Day I Was Hit By a Driver Changed My Life, And My City, Forever

By Alex Beers | Oct 6, 2022 | No Comments

Here at Streetsblog, we write a lot about car crashes — but when it comes to the impact they have on individuals and communities, it's best to hear from the victims themselves.

Talking Headways Podcast: How Walkable Cities Foster Public Health

By Jeff Wood | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments

Why having shopping destinations and an interconnected street network keep people active and alive.

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