Four Less Obvious Ways Car Culture Shapes Our Lives
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The violence of car culture extends far beyond the obvious outrages of car crashes, pollution, destroyed communities and structural racism, a fascinating new paper argues.
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, Tuesday’s Headlines Are Yours
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The infrastructure bill is an infrastructure law. So what, exactly, will the money be spent on? We're starting to get an idea.
Monday’s Headlines Wish It Was Sunday
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The U.S.'s insatiable appetite for freeways has cost more than 1 million people their homes. Plus, universal basic mobility and cyclists riding strapped.
Transit Was a Big Winner at this Year’s Polls
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Voters across the country continued to recognize the importance of keeping public buses and trains moving — and financed — even as most progressive and pro-transit candidates didn’t fare as well at the ballot box this November.
Op-Ed: Why Government Should Invest in E-Bikes
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Investment in cycling infrastructure has tremendous strategic benefits because these investments can address our need to reduce carbon emissions.
Analysis Shows Racist Harms of Freeway Projects
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In five states — California, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas — the paper found that large highway building projects demolished homes predominantly in Black and Latino neighborhoods.
Report: We Need to Ditch Cars 40% Of The Time
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City residents must massively increase the percentage of journeys they take on public transportation and using active modes within 10 years if the world is going to meet its climate targets, a new report argues — but federal governments aren't stepping up to make it happen.
Friday’s Headlines Are Not Enough
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$1.2 trillion won't come close to fixing our infrastructure problems. But cities like Seattle and Tampa sure could use the money.
Talking Headways Podcast: Streets are Not Just Pipes
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This week we’re joined by Miami of Ohio Geography Professor David Prytherch. Prytherch chats with us about his recent journal article in Urban Geography: "Reimagining the physical/social infrastructure of the American street." We talk about businesses' newfound interest in the street, equity and ethical discussions about rights to the street, and the new pandemic paradigm of "open streets."
All Aboard for Thursday’s Headlines
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Amtrak details plans for its $66 billion of infrastructure funding, plus a lawsuit against Uber, Elon's latest misstep and more headlines.
America’s Most Toxic Car Ad: The Finals!
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After thousands of votes and enough eerily empty downtowns to last a life time, Streetsblog readers have narrowed it down to just two of the most toxic car ads in our national history. Vote now for which deserves the title of the most toxic of all.
COP26 ‘Transport Day’ Ignores Everything But EVs
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The agenda for "transport day" at COP26 Glasgow is dominated almost entirely by electric cars. So, in other words, the planet is screwed.