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Apartments With Free Parking Reduce Transit Ridership
But if you think that means increasing transit ridership in American cities will be as simple as taking away everyone's "free" residential parking to make driving less convenient, don't get too excited.
January 29, 2020
Few Car Buyers Consider Emissions At The Dealership
So, yes, let's disincentivize the purchase of gas guzzlers — but let's also take back the transportation narrative once and for all.
January 29, 2020
Op-Ed: Learning from Nashville’s Transit Failure
Ballot measures can expand and improve transit. But if Nashville is any example, it can backfire. Here are some lessons all cities can learn.
January 29, 2020
Five State Capitals You Can’t Access Without A Car
Why is it so hard to get to many state capitals without a car?
January 27, 2020
A Third of States Won’t Even Try To Reduce Road Deaths
Too many states don't even set a target of reducing road deaths — because the feds don't care.
January 27, 2020
More Information on Tamika Butler’s Resignation from CTC
Why is one commissioner being held to such a high standard, when others don't seem to be?
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
Drivers Pay 4x More For Cell Phones Than Roads
Even the most active bike/ped advocate will be surprised to know just how little car owners pay for road maintenance.
January 21, 2020
Bike Group to Feds: Helmet Laws are Bad
The Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals has come out against mandatory helmet laws in a letter this week to the NTSB. We publish it in full.
January 17, 2020
Car-Dependency Makes City Life Too Expensive
If we truly want to reckon with our national poverty crisis, we have to make going car-lite or car-free a possibility for more people.
January 16, 2020