Clean Air Day Is Wednesday
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Make it every day
Parent Company Hires 3 for Livable Streets Fight
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Policy wiz Sara Lind, marketing guru Robert Green, and advocate Carl Mahaney join the push for a people-centered city.
NY Gov Calls for ‘Alternatives’ to Controversial AirTrain
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"I have asked the Port Authority to thoroughly examine alternative mass transit solutions for reducing car traffic and increasing connectivity to LaGuardia Airport," Hochul said about the 1.5-mile, elevated people mover.
What's Behind Partisan Splits Over Transport Reform?
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The majority of Americans support transportation reform that would reduce our national dependence on automobiles — but better messaging may be needed to persuade the rest, a new study suggests.
Monday’s Headlines Are Electric
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Cities across the globe are doing the electric transit slide. But intercity buses have been left without a dance partner.
California Goes Really Big on EVs
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Lots of excitement, but also a sober reminder that ZEVs alone will not solve climate or congestion
It's Time for More Federal Dollars for Greenways
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It’s up to us in the next few days and weeks to ensure that more than a tiny portion of the next infrastructure package goes to greenways, sidewalks, and bike lanes. If we don’t stand up to give people safe networks to live a low-carbon, high-quality life, then we can be assured that the highway lobby will be ready to spend our tax dollars.
Congressional Maneuvering Delays Infrastructure Bill
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Congress was forced to delay a vote on a bill that would have reauthorized the nation's major transportation programs last night, missing a critical midnight deadline and throwing the future of sustainable transport advocates' priorities into doubt.
Friday’s Headlines Are Falling Apart
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The infrastructure bill(s) were never perfect, but now they might never happen at all. Plus ... oh, who cares.
Calif. Expands Equitable VMT Pilot
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Among the many, many bills recently signed by Governor Newsom is S.B. 339, an extension of a pilot program to test a road-user charge as a way to fund transportation. The idea is that drivers would pay a per-mile fee, thus theoretically paying a fair share of road maintenance needs. That is, those who drive […]
OPINION: On Climate, Look to E-bikes
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Concerns about climate change have never been higher, and every year is becoming worse. Following a summer filled with devastating hurricanes in the South, deadly flooding in the Northeast and raging wildfires in the West, it’s clearer than ever that we need to do everything in our power to mitigate our country’s impact on the […]
Talking Headways Podcast: What We Can Do To Depave Cities
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This week on the podcast, we're joined by Mary Pat McGuire, associate professor of landscape architecture at the University of Illinois. McGuire talks with us about what happens to water after it hits the pavement, the damaging environmental effects of covering cities in pavement, and steps we can take to reduce runoff in green cities.