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Update: Philadelphia Did NOT Eliminate America’s Best Free Transit Program!

The City of Brotherly Love has been giving free rides of tens of thousands of low-income residents — but the money might be about to dry up.

April 9, 2025

Wednesday’s Headlines Are a Good Deal

Planetizen makes the case that transit subsidies are well worth the expense because they benefit everyone — even drivers.

April 9, 2025

Infrastructure Year Has Already Begun

Here's what advocates need to know about the basics of the next surface transportation reauthorization bill and how to get involved.

April 8, 2025

Tuesday’s Headlines Are Duffy-nitely Worth Reading

Dad jokes aside, the transportation secretary pulled a political stunt by riding the New York City subway with embattled Mayor Eric Adams.

April 8, 2025

Is ‘Walk Score’ Really Just a ‘White Score’?

A provocative new paper argues that one of America's most popular real estate tools is driving investment to predominantly white urban neighborhoods, without meaningfully expanding walkability for anyone else.

April 7, 2025

Monday’s Headlines Love Thy Neighbor

It's harder to do, though, when a freeway separates people. Plus, EVs won't save us from climate change.

April 7, 2025

Friday Video: Get Thee To Ghent

The Belgian city banned cars from its inner core in 2017 — and it's working!

April 4, 2025

Friday’s Headlines Hit the Brakes

New administrations often reverse policies, but rarely do they go after money already allocated like the Trump administration is doing, Grist reports.

April 4, 2025

US DOT Doesn’t Want to Fund Road Diets Anymore

One of America's largest road safety programs will look "unfavorably" on applications that reduce lane capacity for vehicles – even in urban areas where there's nowhere else to build bike lanes, sidewalk extension, and other sorely-needed infrastructure.

April 3, 2025

Talking Headways Podcast: Planning Connections in Panther City

Fort Worth's Kelly Porter on the city's city’s history, incredible growth and Texas high-speed rail.

April 3, 2025