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THE BRAKE: Should Cities Train Their Own Transportation Advocates?
What if cities offered a crash course that got both groups speaking the same language — and in the process, transformed ordinary citizens into effective and well-informed transportation advocates?
April 26, 2022
Andar en bicicleta en el suroeste con Southwest Collective
The Collective se enfoca en los vecindarios de Archer Heights, Ashburn, Back of the Yards, Brighton Park, Clearing, Gage Park, Garfield Ridge, Scottsdale, The Lawns y West Elsdon.
April 20, 2022
Chicago seeks input for Better Streets for Buses plan: “The people who ride buses matter”
But will the initiative get shelved like Ashland BRT, or watered down like Loop Link due to pushback from drivers and merchants, plus bureaucratic inertia?
April 19, 2022
And America’s Best Bus Stop Is …
After a nail-biting battle between two fantastic New England nominees, Portland, Maine has been crowned the winner of our America’s Best Bus Stops contest for 2022.
April 18, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Repairing America’s Broken Housing System
This week, Jenny Schuetz, author of the new book “Fixer Upper,” talks about making housing decisions at the wrong scale, where housing reform would make the most sense, and how to better organize regional housing.
April 15, 2022
Study: Today’s EV Tax Credits Might Actually Increase Emissions
America’s approach to incentivizing electric vehicle adoption may actually increase emissions in the long run, a new study finds.
April 13, 2022
Can ‘Buses-As-Flights’ Get Americans Out of Cars — And Planes?
U.S. airlines are beginning to contract with bus companies to run on-the-ground “flights” between nearby cities.
April 12, 2022
America’s Best Bus Stops Championship: Boston vs. Portland, Maine
Our final America’s Best Bus Stop battle is a bit of a David and Goliath story … though our readers might disagree about which stop is really the underdog.
April 8, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: A New Way of Public Engagement in Durham
This week, Aidil Ortiz, principal at Aidilisms, and Mary Kate Morookian, a transit planner at Kimley Horn, speak one-on-one about the Durham Transit Plan and how they approached public engagement.
April 7, 2022
