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In news from the livable streets movement, Dave Colon reports from New York City on how in order to achieve his “fast and free” buses campaign promise, mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will need to re-energize the left-of-center coalition that sent him to City Hall, lest he end up failing commuters just like his recent predecessors did.
Plus — An op-ed from organizer Alex Burns on why it is time for state transportation leaders to come to terms with an inconvenient truth: climate goals are not feasible without a swift and methodical reallocation of road space away from cars.
Hyperscale AI data centers and highways are both harmful forms of fossil fuel infrastructure that get built without much community input — and it’s time to fight back against both, one of our favorite podcasters argues.
Minority-owned planning firms are as essential as they ever were, these four top experts argue — no matter what the White House says.
Nearly 6 in 10 transgender respondents in a new study say that they’ve faced harassment onboard.
Hyperscale AI data centers and highways are both harmful forms of fossil fuel infrastructure that get built without much community input — and it’s time to fight back against both, one of our favorite podcasters argues.
