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Feds Considering if Gig Workers are Independent Contractors or Employees
A federal board may give workers more power ... or maybe not.
December 30, 2021
California Seeks to Improve Wheelchair Service on Uber, Lyft
This decision will in many ways benefit riders who rely on wheelchairs, although some advocates say it does not go far enough
December 20, 2021
Boston’s ‘What the Tech’ Series Offers A Field Guide to the Gadgets on Our Streets
Att the end of November, the City of Boston launched its new “What the Tech?” video series. And thanks to slick production values and social media buzz, the videos are reaching and engaging a wide audience in Boston and beyond.
December 20, 2021
To address the CTA operator shortage, we need to keep transit workers safe
Whether the answer is Transit Ambassadors, or other solutions that don't involve adding more guns to the system, something needs to be done.
December 16, 2021
Minimum parking, maximum rent: Let’s cut tenants a break by ending parking minimums
It’s time to build on the success of the transit-oriented development ordinance and eliminate parking minimums for housing city-wide.
December 14, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: Dead Men Tell No Tales … in Support of Bike Lanes
Our national treasure cartoonist has noticed that whenever a group of people in a neighborhood expresses support for a bike lane, there's always a revanchist force that claims to have "asked around" and discovered that no one, in fact, wants that bike lane. Here's his take.
December 14, 2021
Reality check: You can’t solve congestion by widening roads – invest in transit instead
Yes, driving to work in Chicagoland is terrible, but more lanes aren't the answer. We need faster, more frequent, and more reliable CTA and Metra service.
December 9, 2021
Free Passes For Boston’s Main Street Workers Boost Transit, Bluebikes Ridership
Workers who got a $60 CharlieCard rode transit an average of 8.3 times during the first four weeks of the program, while workers with a smaller $5 CharlieCard took only 2 transit trips in the same period.
December 8, 2021
OPINION: Let’s Fix These Killer ‘Signalized Sidewalks’
A flawed intersection design helped lead to the traffic death of a toddler on Staten Island. Here's what we must do — and which intersections around the city to avoid.
December 7, 2021
Berlin’s Transformation Is Wunderbar: a San Francisco Transplant’s View
An urbanist moved from S.F. to Berlin last year. He reflects on how a progressive city can transform
December 6, 2021
