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What the Inflation Reduction Act Will — And Won’t — Do For Sustainable Transportation

By Yonah Freemark | Sep 23, 2022 | No Comments

The Inflation Reduction Act is expected to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by channeling funding through tax credits, loans, and grants — but it's not a silver bullet.

Friday’s Headlines Are Cracking Open a Cold One

By Blake Aued | Sep 23, 2022 | No Comments

But not getting behind the wheel! Especially now that federal regulators have recommended mandating alcohol sensors in new cars.

Talking Headways Podcast: How Walkable Cities Foster Public Health

By Jeff Wood | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments

Why having shopping destinations and an interconnected street network keep people active and alive.

Op-Ed: To Heal Historic Highway Harms, Sec. Buttigieg Needs Bold Thinking

By Ben Crowther | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments

Entrenched state departments of transportation dedicated to highway building threaten to capture Reconnecting Communities grant funds to continue harm — not undo it.

Mayor Jim Brainerd, with a friend. Main photo: JimBrainerd.Com

‘We Couldn’t Take A Roundabout Out if We Wanted To’: An Interview with Jim Brainerd, Mayor of Carmel, Ind.

By Kea Wilson | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments

The Indianapolis suburb of Carmel has become internationally famous for its commitment to a hotly-debated traffic safety intervention known as the "roundabout." It wasn't always that way, though — until Mayor Jim Brainerd came along.

This stretch of I-375 is like a scar in Detroit. The Biden administration is encouraging change.

Feds Using Freight Program Money to Tear Down a Detroit Highway

By Aaron Short | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments

“This stretch of I-375 cuts like a gash through the neighborhood, one of many examples I have seen in communities across the country where a piece of infrastructure has become a barrier,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.

Thursday’s Headlines Feel a Little Better

By Blake Aued | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments

Traffic deaths declined for the first time in almost two years, reversing a disturbing trend dating back to summer of 2020.

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Data: Uber and Lyft Drivers Involved in 1,000+ Crashes in Boston Last Year

By Christian MilNeil | Sep 21, 2022 | No Comments

Uber and Lyft drivers were involved in 1,098 crashes in the city of Boston last year — roughly one-quarter of all motor vehicle collisions in the city.

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What the Inflation Reduction Act Will — And Won’t — Do For Sustainable Transportation

Friday’s Headlines Are Cracking Open a Cold One

Talking Headways Podcast: How Walkable Cities Foster Public Health

Op-Ed: To Heal Historic Highway Harms, Sec. Buttigieg Needs Bold Thinking

‘We Couldn’t Take A Roundabout Out if We Wanted To’: An Interview with Jim Brainerd, Mayor of Carmel, Ind.

Feds Using Freight Program Money to Tear Down a Detroit Highway

Thursday’s Headlines Feel a Little Better

The Internal-Combustion Car Did Us a Favor

Study: Some Roundabout Designs Slash Injury Crashes Up to 85%

Four Reasons Not to Celebrate NHTSA’s New Fatality Numbers

Highway Boondoggles, Part VII: Oregon’s Abernethy Insanity

Data: Uber and Lyft Drivers Involved in 1,000+ Crashes in Boston Last Year