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Tuesday’s Headlines Eat the Rich
Maybe the prospect of making a second mortgage payment on a new car will spur more people to support walking, biking and transit.
May 9, 2023
Monday’s Headlines Are Seeking Shelter
Transit agencies face a conundrum when it comes to the growing number of homeless people on trains and in stations. Has Philadelphia found a solution?
May 8, 2023
Friday’s Headlines Are Skipping the Commute
Biden's climate plan, a reduction in car ownership and more Divvy for Chicago top the news digest today.
May 5, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines Are Circling the Block
As Donald Shoup told us almost 20 years ago, there's no such thing as free parking. But it is hard to find, even in a country with a billion spaces.
May 4, 2023
Wednesday’s Headlines Go to the Gala
Lack of a car or access to transit is a barrier to medical car. Unless you can call up David Byrne to give you a ride on his handlebars.
May 3, 2023
Tuesday’s Headlines Get Off Our Phones
Distracted driving is up 23 percent since 2020. Plus, Pete Buttigieg says every American should be outraged about the recent spike in traffic deaths.
May 2, 2023
Why It’s So Hard to Import Small Trucks That Are Less Lethal to Pedestrians
A rise in rural Americans buying miniature trucks from Japan that meet their needs better than U.S. megacars is renewing calls for Congress to make it easier to buy smaller, safer vehicles from overseas — at least while U.S. automakers refuse to produce them here.
May 1, 2023
Monday’s Headlines Cancel Car Culture
The New Republic talks to transportation writers Daniel Knowles and Henry Grabar about America's toxic relationship with cars.
May 1, 2023
Friday’s Headlines Are Fitter and Happier
That's what happens when you live in a walkable neighborhood, psychologists say.
April 28, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines Reap What We Sowed
Traffic deaths are up across the board, but disproportionately the victims are people of color because of urban renewal and decades of disinvestment.
April 27, 2023
