Friday’s Headlines Are Shopping on Our Bikes
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Contrary to popular opinion, better bike infrastructure helps retailers. Plus, the Biden infrastructure tour continues and more headlines.
Reality Check: You Can’t Solve Congestion by Widening Roads
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Yes, driving to work in Chicagoland is terrible, but more lanes aren't the answer. We need faster, more frequent, and more reliable CTA and Metra service.
Talking Headways Podcast: The Traffic War Is Never Won
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This week we’re joined by University of Virginia Associate Professor Peter Norton, to talk about his new book "Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving." Norton discusses the false promises of automakers and technologists and the mobility solutions that are already in front of us.
Study: Most Drivers Can’t Differentiate AVs and Driver Assistance Tech
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The majority of vehicle owners think that the installation of advanced driver assistance technology qualifies their car as a "fully automated self driving vehicle" — and that over-confidence could cost even more lives.
Six Improvements Worth Celebrating Within Flawed Infra. Bill
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These are some of the IIJA's most notable successes — even if some of them are pretty incremental.
Thursday’s Headlines Head Toward the End of the Line
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Taming dockless e-scooters, the benefits of the infrastructure and Build Back Better bills, Boston Mayor Wu's fare-free promise and more.
Free Passes For Boston’s Main Street Workers Boost Transit, Bluebikes Ridership
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Workers who got a $60 CharlieCard rode transit an average of 8.3 times during the first four weeks of the program, while workers with a smaller $5 CharlieCard took only 2 transit trips in the same period.
Wednesday’s Headlines Aren’t on Autopilot
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Elon Musk is in trouble again. Plus, the car-selling business is a racket, people should keep working from home and more headlines.
Study: Drivers Responsible For Way More Ammonia Pollution Than Previously Thought
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Federal and state agencies may be underestimating the amount of dangerous ammonia emissions that cars pump into the atmosphere by as much as a factor of five, a new study finds — and maybe more in urban areas.
OPINION: Let’s Fix These Killer ‘Signalized Sidewalks’
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A flawed intersection design helped lead to the traffic death of a toddler on Staten Island. Here's what we must do — and which intersections around the city to avoid.
Who's a Good Boy? Five Ways To Make Cities More Dog Friendly
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People who live with dogs are more likely to own cars and drive them — which is big news even without us running lots of photos of Kea Wilson's dog!
Tuesday’s Headlines Are Nice to Our Bus Drivers
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Transit agencies are facing driver shortages, road rage is on the rise, the lowdown on speed humps and more headlines.