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Does Your City Need a ‘Department of Sidewalks’?
The overlooked sidewalk has become a central site of public life. We should treat it like one.
June 2, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: Community Severance by Road
Jaime Benevides and Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou on how community severance by road infrastructure increases mental health hospital visits in New York City.
May 28, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: Greensboro’s Downtown Greenway
Dabney Sanders explains how Greensboro’s Downtown Greenway came together.
May 21, 2026
New House Infrastructure Bill: Cuts To Transit, Mixed Bag for Active Transportation
The good news? It could have been worse. The bad news? It's still pretty bad.
May 20, 2026
Tuesday’s Headlines Are a Gas, Gas, Gas
It's untenable, but we might miss the gas tax when it's gone.
May 19, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: Sidewalk Nation
Law Professor Michael Pollack on who manages, owns and feels ownership of sidewalks — "America's most overlooked resource."
May 14, 2026
Study: Trump’s Transit Proposal Would Cost the Country So Many Jobs — And Not Just in Cities
... but an increase in funding would be a job-creating juggernaut.
May 13, 2026
Speed Ills! Reckless Driving on the Rise in Car Ads, Study Shows
Car commercials featuring unsafe driving are rising — as are crash fatalities linked to speeding. Hmm.
May 12, 2026
Not For Granite: New Hampshire Man Isn’t Laughing At Anti-Cyclist Comments From State Elected Official
A voter sent this letter to state Rep. Thomas Walsh, but he speaks for all of us.
May 12, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: The Art of the Bus
Stephanie Dockery discusses the intersection of public art and public transit.
May 7, 2026
