Monday’s Headlines Are Biking With Biden
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President Joe Biden took a spill while biking in Delaware last week. Meanwhile, the UN secretary general had a stark warning about fossil fuels.
Friday’s Headlines Are Searching for Equity
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Black and brown Americans are in more danger while walking or biking than whites, but enforcement disproportionately harms them as well.
Talking Headways Podcast: Megaregions and Our Future
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Why are megaregions so important for the future of our society and the planet?
Fed. AV Crash Report Underscores How Little We Know About Robocar Safety
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Cars with advanced vehicle automation systems are involved in far more crashes than previously known — and automakers should be compelled to provide far more data to federal regulators to provide a clearer picture of the impact of this emerging technology on U.S. roads, safety advocates say.
Thursday’s Headlines Are Free for Everyone
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Boston's Michelle Wu is far from the only mayor to push fare-free transit recently. Plus, ad campaigns that try to shame people into safety rarely work.
Op-Ed: Why Decarceration Must Be A Part of Transportation Reform
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Transit agencies can move from a policing model that seeks to detain, arrest, and imprison people to a system that carefully considers accessibility, affordability, mental health, public health, reentry, safety, and healing. Here's how.
Controversial New L.A. Ordinance Cracks Down on Bicycle "Chop Shops"
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In a brief and anticlimactic session yesterday, City Council tentatively* approved a controversial ordinance cracking down on so-called “bicycle chop shops,” which advocates say targets unhoused people.
NYC Mayor Adams on Dangerous School Streets: ‘We Need to Do More’
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Adams was short on specifics about what he thinks the city should do to better protect children outside schools, but he said he was open to ideas.
Amid Senior Pedestrian Death Crisis, City Rolls Out Small Safety Initiative
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With more than 40,000 intersections across the city, it will take centuries to hit them at all.
Why Kids are Suing DOTs for Driving the Climate Crisis
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Hawai'i children and teenagers are suing their state's transportation leaders for the outsized role they've played in the ongoing climate crisis — and if they succeed, their efforts could empower new generations across America to do the same.
Wednesday’s Headlines Want You Back
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With the pandemic winding down, how can transit agencies bring riders back on board? They have plenty of creative ideas.
New Chicago Bikeshare Pricing Leaves Low-Income Riders Stranded
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Perversely, CDOT's and Lyft's community outreach plan was to explain to the public how the new pricing system works after members were already being charged the new e-bike fees.