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How the U.S. Transportation System Fuels Inequality
Transportation policies prioritizing private vehicle use leave the poor and people of color behind
February 7, 2022
New Fed. Law Requires Some (But Not All!) States to Improve Bike/Walk Safety
The new-and-slightly-reformed Highway Safety Improvement Program could represent a turning point on U.S. roads, at least in the states that are required to spend the money right.
February 7, 2022
Feds Throw Wrench Into Oregon Highway Widening
More environmental assessment is needed for the I-5 Rose Quarter freeway plan.
February 4, 2022
Analysis: The Decline and Fall of Mandatory Parking Minimums
Was 2021 the year that U.S. planners finally lost faith in minimum parking requirements? It certainly seems so.
February 2, 2022
Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Underscores Urgent Need For Fix-It-First Policy
The collapse of a bridge in Pittsburgh is just a preview of potential disasters to come under the new infrastructure legislation, which continues to allow states to prioritize building new capacity for drivers over repairing existing stuff.
January 31, 2022
What’s In the Groundbreaking New USDOT Safety Strategy — and What’s Missing
For the first time in history, the United States Department of Transportation has committed to using every available resource to end roadway deaths and serious injuries on American roads — and now, they face the critical challenge of getting the rest of America to buy in with them
January 28, 2022
The Best EV Charging Solution that No One is Talking About
(Hint: it's not curbside charging in dense cities that already have too many cars.)
January 26, 2022
How Automakers Can Stop Humans from Over-Relying on Automated Safety Tech
Automakers aren't doing enough to ensure that drivers are ready to take over if their vehicles' self-driving features make mistakes, an auto industry group argues
January 26, 2022
Op-Ed: Why We Are Relaunching the ‘Future of Transportation’ Caucus
We are relaunching the Future of Transportation Caucus because our work to build more equitable, accessible, and sustainable transportation systems is far from finished and we cannot miss this opportunity to deliver for our communities.
January 24, 2022
GOP Govs to Biden: Don’t Force Your Progressive Politics on our Highway Projects
Republican governors banded together to thwart the federal government's push to use the new $1.2-trillion infrastructure package to promote progress on climate change, jobs and racial justice.
January 24, 2022
