Coronavirus

Covid-19 has understandably caused steep declines in public transit demand, but the pattern of that fall is important. Peak (rush hour) demand has fallen much more than all-day demand, mirroring a change in travel demand overall.

City leaders can bust myths about congestion pricing in the public consciousness — and implement road pricing that makes entire transportation networks more equitable, rather than less, a new study reveals.

Editor’s note: this article originally appeared on The Conversation and is republished here with permission. As states and workplaces prepare to open up after the lockdown, many people are looking for alternatives to public transit to get to work. The National Association of City Transport Officials reports an “explosion in cycling” in many U.S. cities. […]

Truckloads of JUMP e-bikes are being destroyed for scrap across the country — and it’s raising big questions about what the micromobility industry should do more to expand bike access after its products reach the end of their commercial lives. More keep rolling in and getting trashed.??? Probably THIRTY semi loads??? or more so far … […]

The group's member cities have been working hard to make public space as safe as possible during the pandemic — and the organization just compiled their best strategies.

It's not too late for cities to prevent a total carmageddon as their COVID-19 lockdowns ease — and they need to think beyond simple infrastructure to get it done.

It started with the closing of bike shops. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Miami-Dade County’s COVID-19 shutdown deemed auto supply and repair shops essential — but forced the closure of bike shops. It set the stage for what has become an ongoing string of questionable policy decisions — decisions that, over time, have cemented an […]

Billions and billions for more new roads. And, sure, some money for transit ... but not nearly enough. Call your congressperson!

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on Smart Growth America. It is republished here with permission. Many people think the only Americans regularly relying on transit to reach jobs and services live in big cities. Yet the majority of counties with high rates of zero-car households are rural. In fact, more than one million households in predominantly […]