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Houston’s Highway Mega-Plan: An Environmental Justice Disaster
Thousands of Houstonians are in danger of losing their homes as Texas proceeds with a massive, $7 billion plan to widen almost every highway in North and downtown Houston.
July 29, 2019
Better Bike Infrastructure Expands Economic Opportunity: Report
In cities with good bike infrastructure, residents can access thousands of additional jobs on two wheels, a new study finds.
July 24, 2019
Mayors Seek Transit Funds To Fight Climate Change (And What’s Happening in This Picture)
Atlanta, Honolulu, St. Paul, Pittsburgh, and Portland, Ore. mayors want Congress to declare a "Marshall Plan" against climate change by spending on mass transit to curb air pollution
July 23, 2019
Are Uber and Lyft the Future of Transit? Not So Fast
Cities that turn to technology companies to save their transit systems are bound to be disappointed by the outcome.
July 22, 2019
Houston Rolling Back Parking Requirements
The city will leave it up to businesses to decide how many parking spaces they need in two center-city neighborhoods.
July 19, 2019
Pittsburgh Reveals the Downside of Self-Driving Cars
Wider inequality. More sprawl. Worse transit. Those are some of the outcomes we could see from self-driving cars in cities, according to a Pittsburgh-based transit advocacy group.
July 18, 2019
Beloved Public Plaza to Return to Asphalt in Detroit
A public plaza built two years ago as a "people's park" surrounding Detroit's iconic statue will not be made permanent, thanks to a vote on Tuesday by the City Council.
July 18, 2019
President Trump Has Starved Transit Agencies of $854M
Administration delay tactics have made applying for transit construction funding much more costly and difficult.
July 17, 2019
Helmets Do Nothing, Says British Surgeon
Wearing a bike helmet may encourage motorists to ride more aggressively and cyclists to take more risks, according to studies
July 15, 2019
Talking Headways Podcast: Highways in the Sky with Dr. Astro
This week : a chat with Dr. Anita Sengupta, an aerospace engineer who has worked for Virgin Hyperloop and is the co-founder of Aerial Experience Technologies
July 11, 2019
