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Op-Ed: Learning from Nashville’s Failed Transit Measure
As Austin, Cincinnati, and San Antonio tee up similar measures, here are some pitfalls to avoid.
January 27, 2020
A Third of States Won’t Even Try To Reduce Road Deaths
These states self-determined safety goals don't just lower the bar — they put it underground.
January 24, 2020
How can we make sustainable transportation more fun?
If we want more people to ride buses and bikes, we've got to help make the experience not only safe and efficient, but enjoyable.
January 24, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: Technology and Mobility in Miami
This discussion focuses on the Magic City, but its implications are national.
January 23, 2020
Bloomberg’s Infrastructure Plan: Save Lives, Boost Transit, Stop Building Roads
Would-be president Mike Bloomberg would focus mostly on maintaining roads and bridges we already have, rather than building new ones, while also investing three times more money in transit.
January 22, 2020
Car-Dependency Makes City Life Too Expensive
When you factor in transportation, Detroiters pay more of their income to meet their basic needs than New Yorkers do.
January 17, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: An Operating System for the Public Right of Way
This week, we talk to Hugh Martin of Lacuna about open source ways to operate city streets in the future.
January 16, 2020
Come toast the SBC funding victory with us next Wednesday 1/22 at RevBrew
$100+ donors will receive a free book and a beer, compliments of RevBrew.
January 14, 2020
How Cars Waste Space — In Six Simple Images
Remember these the next time you hear someone complain that there's nowhere to park.
January 13, 2020
State DOTs Want More Money, Fewer Regulations
Transportation bureaucrats want the same spending ratios for highways and transit that Congress gave out five years ago, keeping us wedded to our cars.
January 10, 2020
