Recent Streetsblog USA posts about commuting

Talking Headways Podcast: How We’ve Subsidized Driving (and What To Do About It)

By Jeff Wood | Aug 26, 2021 | No Comments

This week we’re joined by Todd Litman, executive director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute. Litman discusses his book "New Mobilities: Smart Planning for Emerging Transportation Technologies." We reframe the transportation investments we make, talk about sharing information, and discuss why air taxis might not be the future.

Riding Transit During the Pandemic Is Pretty Safe

By Kea Wilson | Nov 20, 2020 | No Comments

As coronavirus cases surge nationally, many scientific studies are reassuring essential workers that it's largely safe to take public transportation (if they use basic precautions) — and reminding Washington that it's past time to give transit agencies the relief they need.

Downturn in U.S. Driving Led to Global CO2 Decline

By Charles Komanoff | Nov 18, 2020 | No Comments

U.S. cars and trucks, the source of 5 percent of world carbon emissions, have accounted for a whopping 20 percent of this year’s global dip in carbon pollution. Can we keep that going?

Report Reveals Way Forward for Transit Agencies

By Eve Kessler | Oct 15, 2020 | No Comments

A new report reveals major ramifications for cities and for BIPOC communities that rely heavily on transit and have borne the brunt of COVID-19 both as patients and as essential workers.

Quarantines Saved Drivers $22B — And Also Saved Lives

By Kea Wilson | Sep 11, 2020 | No Comments

A massive shift to remote work during national COVID-19 lockdowns saved commuters as much as $22 billion in direct commuting costs — and it saved society nearly as much money in avoided car crashes and carbon outputs. But that's only the tip of the iceberg.

During COVID, Income Inequality Predicts Traffic Surges

By Kea Wilson | Jul 27, 2020 | No Comments

Cars are back across America — but communities with richer residents are being spared much of the pollution and traffic violence.

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