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Monday’s Headlines on MLK Day
The U.S. needs a new place-based transportation policy focusing on sustainability and climate change. (Urban Institute) Melting permafrost will damage thousands of miles of roads. (Jalopnik) Shaming drivers is pointless as long as streets are dangerous for biking and carmakers keep selling ever-larger SUVs. (Treehugger) Bike mechanics are petitioning Walmart to stop selling crappy bikes … Continued
January 17, 2022
Friday’s Headlines Are All About Infrastructure
How the U.S. lost its ambition for big New Deal-style infrastructure projects. Plus, the infrastructure cash is finally filtering down to cities.
January 14, 2022
That Viral Dodge Ad Isn’t the First Time Automakers Compared Drivers to ‘Predators’
A new viral Dodge seems like a new low for the notoriously toxic automaker — but it’s just the latest chapter in the company's promotion of the deadliest driving behaviors.
January 13, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines Are Electric
Big smoke-spewing tractor-trailers are bad. Bike-shares and e-scooters are ... also bad? High-speed rail and fixing sidewalks, however, are good.
January 13, 2022
Wednesday’s Headlines Are Watching You
Are cameras a great way to discourage blocking bike and bus lanes, or just another inequitable method of traffic enforcement?
January 12, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines Are Down and Dirty
Greenhouse gas emissions spiked last year, and it seems like there's not much President Biden can do about it.
January 11, 2022
Massachusetts Roadway Deaths Broke Record in 2021
At least 408 people died in crashes in Massachusetts during 2021, making it the deadliest year in over a decade.
January 10, 2022
Monday’s Headlines Are Innovating Away
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is talking about innovation a lot lately, but Sweden knows how to actually do it.
January 10, 2022
Friday’s Headlines Chart a New Course
Transit agencies became more equitable in 2021, but some of those open street programs? Unfortunately, not so much.
January 7, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines Are Going Up the Country
Small towns on the edges of metro areas are growing fast during the pandemic, which means more driving and faster climate change.
January 6, 2022
