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Talking Headways Podcast: The Transport Gardener
Let’s talk with a former manager at BART.
January 2, 2020
Hello, 2020, What Do You Have in Store?
This year, America will vote for a new president. We also have a chance to define what kind of country we want to be, depending on how we address these 11 vital transportation-related issues.
January 2, 2020
Thursday’s Headlines
The Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 12-16, 2020. Click here for more information. Uber and the delivery service Postmates are seeking an injunction against a California law reclassifying their drivers as employees, rather than contractors with no rights. The law took effect Wednesday. (New York Times) … Continued
January 2, 2020
Wednesday’s Headlines
Happy new year! With 2019 in the rear-view mirror, here a few headlines looking back at the year and the decade that was, and looking ahead to 2020.
January 1, 2020
Streetsies 2019: The Transportation Plan of the Year!
As we close 2019, it is time to recognize the street designs that made our communities more livable and safer.
December 31, 2019
Tuesday’s Headlines: Farewell, 2019
Sponsored post: The Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 12-16, 2020. Click here for more information. Wyoming drivers led the nation in miles driven by a long shot, at an average of 16,900 miles in 2017, according to federal statistics. Washington, D.C. residents drove the least — … Continued
December 31, 2019
Streetsies 2019: Meet This Year’s Transportation Villains
There was a lot of anti-transit treachery to go around this year, but the winner truly undermined an entire state economy for selfish reasons.
December 30, 2019
Monday’s Headlines
Sponsored post: The Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 12-16, 2020. Click here for more information. How can we get people out of their cars? Treehugger has solutions that seem like common sense: Raise awareness of the full cost of parking, and make it harder to drive while … Continued
December 30, 2019
Friday’s Headlines
Sponsored post: The Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 12-16, 2020. Click here for more information. Blake Aued is on vacation, so we’re all pitching in for today’s headlines: Is it possible that Americans are driving fewer miles and cutting down on unnecessary car trips? (WSJ) Alphabet’s Sidewalks … Continued
December 27, 2019