THE BRAKE: Why Road Diets Fail — And How to Help Them Win
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This week's episode of The Brake tackles the tough questions of why redesigning killer roads is so controversial.
Tuesday’s Headlines Are Taking a Ride
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Half of all car trips are three miles or less, and replacing just 10 percent of them with bike trips would help fend off climate change.
SPUR Talk: Time for a Parking Intervention?
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There are about two parking spots for every resident of the Bay Area, or 2.4 for every car.
BAD TO WORSE: Study Explains Why Road Violence Increased During the Pandemic
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Bad drivers got worse ... and drove more.
The Trouble With Road Salt — And How It Reinforces Car Dependence
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Changing the way we salt our roads may be a good immediate fix to help reduce the speed of corrosion.
But to really save our infrastructure, we need to rethink the way we’ve built our towns and cities to revolve around the automobile.
Monday’s Headline Will Bring Us Together
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An interesting read on highways, the suburbs and political polarization, plus the longer-than-you-think history of the Hyperloop and more.
No Minimum Parking Requirements? No Problem for Fayetteville, Ark.
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In 2015, the city council of Fayetteville, Arkansas, adopted a radical but simple idea: do away with minimum parking mandates and let businesses decide how much parking they need. How did that work out?
The Forgotten Other Good Reason for Repealing Seattle’s Bike-Helmet Law
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Helmet laws discourage cycling, which undermines public health.
Friday’s Headlines Dig Deeper
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The Biden administration wants more U.S. mining to avoid importing EV battery materials from China. Plus, rural microtransit is catching on and more news.
Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Project Costs and Solutions
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Paul Lewis, policy director at the Eno Center for Transportation, discusses "Saving Time and Making Cents: A Blueprint for Building Transit Better" — about the differences between highway and transit capital projects and ways to create better governance and lower costs.
When Road Diets Get Rolled Back, Part II: Pushback in Philadelphia
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When should transportation leaders stop and listen to community members who resist road safety projects — and when should they carry on with plans to calm dangerous streets?
Thursday’s Headlines Are Hyper-Interesting
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Hyperloop bites the dust, two crushing blows to President Biden's climate agenda and more news is only a click away.