More Absorbent Streets Could Mean Less Flooded Subways
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Here’s what the city has to do now. Ripping up some asphalt is a start.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Transit
What Happened to “Transit First?”
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The city’s allocation of street space is anything but “transit-first”
OPINION: Feds Must Invest in NY Subway
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Congressional legislation does virtually nothing to encourage other Americans to reduce their carbon output like transit-dependent, cramped-apartment New Yorkers.
Talking Headways Podcast: How We’ve Subsidized Driving (and What To Do About It)
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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.
Reconciliation Bill Will Go Big on EVs
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The massive reconciliation bill under consideration in Congress would fall short of achieving our greenhouse gas reduction target — and the climate wins it does achieve would come disproportionately from consumer incentives for electric vehicles, rather than by shifting drivers out of cars.
Infrastructure Deal 'Worst Transit Ratio in Decades'
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Washington is one step closer to passing an infrastructure package that would provide historic funding for transit, and then immediately undercut it with historic funding for drivers.