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Quarantines Saved Drivers $22B — And Also Saved Lives

By Kea Wilson | Sep 11, 2020 | No Comments

A massive shift to remote work during national COVID-19 lockdowns saved commuters as much as $22 billion in direct commuting costs — and it saved society nearly as much money in avoided car crashes and carbon outputs. But that's only the tip of the iceberg.

President Jimmy Carter is one of the few policymakers we've ever seen on a bike...or a sidewalk...or a bus. That's a problem — and COVID-19 might help change it. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

COVID-19 Might Get City Planners Out of Their Cars

By Kea Wilson | Aug 13, 2020 | No Comments

If city planners really do start walking or biking to work, that's better for the rest of us.

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Op-Ed: When Self-Quarantine Is a Privilege

By Ydanis Rodriguez | Apr 15, 2020 | No Comments

Poor New Yorkers can't work from home to protect themselves from COVID-19. The city will be judged by how it responds to the most needy.

Young people are forgoing car ownership and driving less, which is leading to a slowdown in driving nationally. Image: State Farm

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Americans Are Poised to Drive Less In 2020

By Aaron Short | Jan 2, 2020 | No Comments

Americans don't usually make New Year's resolutions to drive their cars less, but it may be happening anyway.

New Urban Mobility's Harriet Tregoning is optimistic about the spread of micromobilty in cities across the country.

Q&A: Micromobility’s Future With Harriet Tregoning

By Aaron Short | Dec 16, 2019 | No Comments

"Cities can provide more infrastructure that’s safe," the director of the New Urban Mobility Alliance says.

Brookings Institution's Adie Tomer argues that Congress must fund transportation infrastructure in a completely different way than it has in the past to ensure that transit is prioritized.

Think Tank Offers Road Map to Break the Car Culture

By Aaron Short | Dec 10, 2019 | No Comments

Congress should stop splurging on new highways and instead expand transit to help Americans break their century-long addiction to a device that is killing us, the car, a D.C. institute says.

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