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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
Janette Sadik-Khan: Car Crashes Are an Epidemic We Can Solve
"Government and public health officials routinely face problems that exceed their capacities and powers. Traffic deaths are not one of them," says the transportation aide to would-be president Mike Bloomberg.
February 18, 2020
Mayors: Cars Are Killing Us, But We Can’t Stop It
"On many questions, a sizable portion of mayors appear unwilling to implement — or are unaware of — best practices in transportation planning," the annual Menino Survey of Mayors concluded.
February 17, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: Unnecessary Literature Reviews, Part II
David Levinson talks about the politics of research journals and his new book, "The 30 Minute City."
February 14, 2020
