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IT’S WORKING: Initial Data Show Congestion Pricing Has Stemmed The Tide of Years of Increasing Traffic

Travel times are down an average of 34 percent across the eight bridges and tunnels into the Central Business District, which saw a 7.5-percent drop in overall traffic, according to MTA figures.

January 14, 2025

Carmageddon: Shift to Remote Work Led to Increase in Driving and Congestion Nationally…

Driving miles are higher today than they were before the pandemic, even though more Americans than ever still work from home.

September 16, 2024

Where Can a Body Safely Park a Bike?

This group wants to map, rate, and review bike parking everywhere — with your help.

September 6, 2024

People Walking, Biking, Busing Count — And We Should Count Them, Literally

Crash death statistics alone are not enough for planning safer streets. In cities like St. Louis, though, that's sometimes all we have.

August 7, 2024

SEE IT: How Much (Or How Little) Driving is Going on in America’s Top Metros

Check it out: The lowest-mileage region isn't the one you'd think.

April 16, 2024

Survey Says: American Walking Data Is Getting Worse

The National Household Travel Survey has never given a full picture of how often Americans get around on foot. But a recent change in methodology may have made made matters worse.

March 27, 2024

California Launches New Transportation Equity Tool

The Transportation Equity Index maps out crash rates and creates a new way to map out multimodal access.

March 4, 2024

Alleged Decline In Transportation Trips Is The Result Of Bad Data Analysis

USDOT counted fewer trips in 2022, because it used a different, and less reliable survey method.

January 11, 2024

Report: Americans Are Walking Less As Pedestrian Deaths Rise

America's walking rates took a nosedive during the pandemic — and they still haven't recovered.

November 2, 2023

Can Automated Enforcement and GPS Tracking Curb Distracted Driving?

Two new studies show that GPS-tracking and roadside cameras can pinpoint when and how often drivers use smartphones while on the road.

October 13, 2023