A Great Big Freeway — Thanks to Induced Demand
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Los Angeles is getting what it paid for when it widened 10 miles of its most infamous freeways — another lane of traffic.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Car Dependence
Study: Commutes are Longer When Cities Fail on Transit
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Want to know why so few cities invest in transit? Because the vast majority of their residents — drivers — have much shorter commute times in their cars. A cautionary tale....
Midwest Will Raise Gas Taxes — And Make Everything Worse
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If Midwest states shovel billions more into highway widenings (likely), it could just increase maintenance costs and further undermine their cities.
How Driving is Encouraged and Subsidized — By Law
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Greg Shill, a law professor, attempted to itemize all the ways driving is legally favored in the U.S. Let's just say it's a long list.
Car-Centric Transportation Policies are Driving Us to Ruin
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Low-income people are increasingly being trapped in a cycle of debt by subprime auto lending. The American transportation system offers them few alternatives.
R.I. Takes Biking/Walking Funds for Highways
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Almost one dozen biking and walking projects across the state of Rhode Island are in jeopardy after a state agency decided to transfer $27 million in federal money dedicated to active transportation to highways and administrative expenses over the next 10 years.