STUDY: How Cars Are Making Us All Depressed (Even If We Don’t Drive)
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A new study shows that vehicle pollution may have more to do with our mental health than anyone realized.
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Could Car Share Become a Part of Transit?
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For more than 20 years, U.S. car-sharing services have failed to deliver on the promise of reducing private vehicle ownership at large scale — but an innovative new business model rolling out on the streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul soon may give the industry the jolt it needs.
Study: We Can’t Fix Transportation-Related Climate Emissions With EVs Alone
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The U.S. can’t simply electrify its way out of the transportation-related carbon disaster — and thinking that it can might actually delay what really works: shifting people away from private vehicle ownership, and towards mass and active transportation, a new study finds. In order to maintain our national car addiction and stay within a national […]
Road Fatality Rates Reach Highest Level in 15 Years
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It's official: walkers who ventured outdoors during COVID-19 lockdowns had a greater chance of being killed on our autocentric roads than any time in the past 15 years despite historic declines in driving.
No, We Don’t Need Drive-Thrus — Even During COVID-19
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Drive-thrus are terrible for pedestrians, congestion, and more – and we've found better alternatives during the pandemic.
This Tech Could Stop Drivers from Double-Parking and Blocking Bike Lanes
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A new pilot project that launches today could change the way American cities do on-street parking — and finally stop delivery drivers from double-parking in the bike lane to boot.