Tuesday’s Headlines Are Melting
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Just like ice sheets in Greenland, which will raise ocean levels at least 10 inches even if humans halt carbon emissions now.
Commentary: Cities Need to Make Protected Bike Lanes and Intersections the Default
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Continuing to blow off physically protected bike lanes is tantamount to murder
Opinion: A Planner’s Take on California’s EV News
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Even if you could wave a technological magic wand and solve every problem with EVs, a bigger concern is whether this focus on personal electric vehicles will monopolize public resources that would be much better spent in other ways.
Vermont is the First State in the U.S. to Offer an E-Bike Rebate; Is Yours Next?
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As states across America consider subsidizing the purchase of e-bikes to get people out of cars, Vermont just quietly became the first one to actually do it.
Monday’s Headlines Are Keeping the Streets
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Drivers are trying to reclaim the space that cities set aside for walking and biking during the pandemic, but cities are pushing back.
Why Are These CHI Activists Against Turning Parking Lots Into Housing?
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While blocking this development would probably do more harm than good, Chicago absolutely needs to do more to fight displacement.
Should Public Transit Be Free? Freakanomics Asks the Experts
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Public transit is good for the environment, for economic opportunity, for social mobility, for traffic congestion.
Introducing Transit Bingo: Explore New Places, Win Prizes This September
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From exploring new places by transit, to treating yourself to a bike ride over a pretty bridge, Streetsblog Bingo gives you prompts to keep you out and exploring this September as we ease into the fall. Feel free to bring a human or furry friend along on your adventures as you make your way through […]
Opinion: Ending Our Oil Addiction Is a Moral Imperative for Inflation and the Climate
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The amount we drive is a matter of public policy, shaped by land use and transportation policies that underinvest in transit and make walking and biking ever more dangerous. We can flip that starting now.
Are Friday’s Headlines Getting Across?
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Traffic deaths are up, especially among Black and low-income Americans, because that's where we built the most dangerous roads.
Talking Headways Podcast: Bus Stop Transformations
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This week, Kim Cella of Citizens for Modern Transit and Sheila Holm of AARP discuss how they are transforming transit stops in St. Louis by involving the community, engaging transit operators, and bringing life to grey spaces.
Can This Documentary Get Americans to Care About Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths?
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A new documentary aims to tell the dramatic story of America's escalating pedestrian and cyclist death crisis — and, hopefully, inspire non-advocates to get involved in the movement to end the epidemic.