Talking Headway Podcast: Why Tech Won’t Save Transportation
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Uber may become more like a conventional taxi service, but it has permanently screwed workers.
The Death of the Muscle Car As We Know It Isn’t Necessarily Good News
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Two of the most notoriously dangerous muscle cars are being retired — but probably just to make room for heavier, bigger, and more dangerous models.
Thursday’s Headlines Are Still Unsure
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How good of a deal is the new climate law, anyway? Not very, say advocates representing marginalized groups.
What Can Chicago Learn About Cycling From the Netherlands?
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Streetsblog talked with Bart Twaalfhoven, consul general of the Netherlands in the Midwest, about some of the differences between the Netherlands and Chicago when it comes to road safety.
Senator Calls on Feds to Mandate ‘Frontover’ Cameras on Huge Cars — But It Won’t Save Enough Lives
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A Connecticut senator is calling for federal action on megacars that are too big for drivers to see children right in front of them — but not necessarily by making vehicles smaller, which could save lives in other kinds of crashes, too.
To Fix Inflation And Climate Change, Get Americans out of Cars
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Our gas-guzzling rides are tanking our personal finances and municipal budgets as well as dooming the planet.
Wednesday’s Headlines Are Signed, Sealed, Delivered
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President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law on Tuesday, committing hundreds of billions toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
US DOT Will Double the Nation’s Electric Bus Fleet (But It Will Still Be Tiny)
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Some of the money will go to supercharge the construction of green transit facilities and programs to train workers on new technologies, but federal officials emphasized that the vast majority will go towards the purchase of clean vehicles themselves.
Tuesday’s Headlines Need a Boost
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Many transit agencies will be facing a crisis if farebox revenue doesn't recover before federal stimulus funds run out. Plus, supply chain problems are causing a backlog of electric bus orders.
New Models of Bicycle Advocacy
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A small sampling of the diverse tapestry of bicycle-powered change happening throughout California.
Why Vision Zero Advocates Need to Talk About Anne Heche
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The actor's crash is the kind of extreme collision about which even the most avowed Vision Zero advocates typically stay silent — possibly because, secretly, they are not totally sure the crash could have been prevented.
But Heche's crash was absolutely preventable. Here's why.
What Congestion Pricing Accomplishes — and What it Doesn’t
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Obviously, there are positives, but there are also a lot of potential negatives. Let’s use the federal environmental-assessment process the way it’s meant to be used, and understand the negatives in order to combat them.