Utah Is Building a ’15-Minute City’ From Scratch
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A new planned community in Utah may serve as a model for other U.S. developers who want to build basic mobility into the foundations of their designs.
Thursday’s Headlines Are Electric
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Big smoke-spewing tractor-trailers are bad. Bike-shares and e-scooters are ... also bad? High-speed rail and fixing sidewalks, however, are good.
What Would Newsom’s “Gas Tax Inflation Adjustment Holiday” Really Mean?
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Newsom proposes to pause the scheduled gas tax adjustment for inflation this year. What good would that do - and what harm?
Why Tesla Can Program Its Cars to Break Road Safety Laws
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The controversial automaker introduced a new feature that allows drivers to pick one of three custom driving profiles: "chill," "average," and "assertive."
Wednesday’s Headlines Are Watching You
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Are cameras a great way to discourage blocking bike and bus lanes, or just another inequitable method of traffic enforcement?
Study: Speed Cams Save Lives, But Communities of Color Get More Tix
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City officials say they plan to use the report to improve the program.
SEE IT: Streetfilms Shows How Cargo Bikes Are Revolutionizing Family Life
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Parents with conventional or electric bikes are loading up their kids (sometimes several kids!) and taking them everywhere.
Tuesday’s Headlines Are Down and Dirty
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Greenhouse gas emissions spiked last year, and it seems like there's not much President Biden can do about it.
REPORT: In 2021, Drivers Nearly Erased 2020 Climate Wins
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Transportation emissions climbed back to two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels during 2021 — and that modest reduction was almost entirely attributable to decreases in air travel not driving, a new study finds.
USPS Decarbonization Plan is Weak, Say Advocates
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Sustainability leaders are furious at the United States Postal Service for dragging its feet on ditching gas-powered mail trucks and other vehicles — and the agency doesn't seem to be seriously considering non-automotive mail delivery options, either.
Massachusetts Roadway Deaths Broke Record in 2021
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At least 408 people died in crashes in Massachusetts during 2021, making it the deadliest year in over a decade.
Who Should We Be Building Bikeways For?
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A discussion of whether or not "door zone" lanes lanes are terrible yielded an essential truth: To dramatically build bike mode-share, what we need a network of 8-to-80 facilities.