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Streetsblog 101: How Pop Culture Stigmatizes Public Transit
Ride a bus or a train in a movie, and chances are, you'll end up blown up, stabbed, or at least pretty grossed out.
March 12, 2020
America is Spending Billions Just to Make Traffic Worse
And these five graphics made it clearer than ever.
March 11, 2020
Op-Ed: Every City Should Try This Innovative Way To Fund Transit
When the city builds a train line or a bus route, adjacent property values skyrocket. Why shouldn't the public benefit more from that phenomenon?
March 9, 2020
Streetsblog 101: How Media Help Build Car Culture
Journalists reinforce anti-sustainable transportation sentiment in all kinds of ways — but they don't have to.
March 5, 2020
Memo from Seattle: Burying Crumbling Urban Highways Isn’t the Answer
Advocates of replacing the Brooklyn Queens expressway are point to Seattle as a success story. But others say: not so fast.
March 5, 2020
The Broken Promises of the Ride-Share Revolution
Uber, Lyft and the like promised to revolutionize mobility. Instead, they just exaggerated the worst aspects of car culture.
March 2, 2020
It takes more than car-shaming to change car use
People are most open to changing their travel habits during major life events, such as a move. But even a well-timed message isn’t enough.
February 26, 2020
How Uber Could Get Its Drivers Out of the Bike Lanes
Operators driving for the for-hire behemoth break traffic laws with abandon — compromising our safety. But Uber could use its data to police them.
February 25, 2020
Vision Zero is Missing Something Big: Getting Cars Off the Road
A leading transportation researcher argues for the addition of a sixth pillar to the five-part strategy.
February 21, 2020
Pedestrians Aren’t Even Safe From Car Crashes Inside Buildings
500 people die every year in *non*-roadway car crashes — because so many cars crash through building walls.
February 19, 2020
