We Can’t Stop Global Warming Without Reducing Driving
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Electric vehicles aren't going to cut it, emissions-wise. We need to do more.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about VMT
Urban Myth Busting: Congestion, Idling, and Carbon Emissions
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Increasing road capacity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will backfire.
![Relying on the gas tax instead of replacing it with mileage-based driving fees could cost Oregon $340 million over 10 years, according to the state DOT. Image: ODOT [PDF]](https://usa.preprod-streetsblog.alley.ws/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/06/oregon_gas_vmt.png?w=393)
Oregon’s Pay-Per-Mile Driving Fees: Ready for Prime Time, But Waiting for Approval
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Oregon has led the way in developing an alternative to the gas tax, with a pilot program that levies a fee on vehicle miles traveled. While the Oregon Department of Transportation has spent years developing the mileage-based program and is ready to expand it to all vehicles statewide, it's not part of the massive transportation spending package under discussion at the legislature.
What Explains the Decline in Driving Among Young People?
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New research from UCLA concludes that while attitudes toward driving may be shifting, economic factors explain most of the recent decline in driving among younger Americans.
America Has a Terrible Traffic Safety Record Because We Drive Too Much
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Even though the U.S. traffic fatality rate per mile driven has fallen by two-thirds in the last 50 years, America today still has the deadliest road system per capita in the developed world. Much of the improvement from safer driving and better emergency care has been wiped out by increases in total traffic. The American approach to traffic safety has emphasized seatbelt use, vehicle standards, […]
Revisiting the Peak Car Debate
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Cross-posted from the Frontier Group. I’ve never liked the term “peak car.” First, it was always unclear exactly what was supposed to be peaking – total vehicle travel, per-capita travel, car ownership, or all of the above? Second, like peak oil before it, “peak car” applies a catchy name to a collection of concepts that […]