Should Public Transit Be Free? Freakanomics Asks the Experts
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Public transit is good for the environment, for economic opportunity, for social mobility, for traffic congestion.
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Talking Headways Podcast: Bus Stop Transformations
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This week, Kim Cella of Citizens for Modern Transit and Sheila Holm of AARP discuss how they are transforming transit stops in St. Louis by involving the community, engaging transit operators, and bringing life to grey spaces.
How DALL-E 2 Can Be a Valuable Tool in the Fight For Safer Streets
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Activists can use these intuitive tools to show stakeholders a better future — or a dystopian one.
Could California (Finally) Get That Stop-as-Yield Law?
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California bike riders are this close to getting the right to treat stop signs as yield signs.
Why Arguments Against ‘Free Transit’ Are Missing the Point
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Free transit pilots are popping up around the world as the pandemic rages on — and so are heated debates about whether they'll stymie agencies' efforts to delivery the high-quality service that U.S. riders need. But what if those arguments are missing something fundamental about why we commodify basic mobility in the first place, and the many ways marginalized people are impacted when they can't afford a fare?
New Bill Would Mandate Speed Governors and Set Limits on Huge SUVs on NY Streets by 2024
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Sen. Brad Hoylman introduces what he says is a first-in-the-nation effort to make active safety technology standard on new cars.