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Advocates Question AOC and Levin’s ‘EV Freedom Bill’
Sustainability advocates were unimpressed by a new proposal by two House Democrats that would a mandate a comprehensive network of electric vehicle charging.
February 9, 2020
Want Action? Here’s How to Photograph a Pothole
If your city won't build a protected bike lane, the least it can do is fix the streets you've got. Here's how to help make that happen.
February 7, 2020
EV Hummer Bummer, Part III: The Machine Still Kills
It's the third installment of our series examining why GMC's "quiet revolution" is just very loud greenwashing.
February 6, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: Complicated Measures and Public Policy (Part I)
We're talking with Professor David Levinson of the University of Sydney about measuring access, pricing, understanding the growth of cities.
February 6, 2020
EV Hummer Bummer, Part II: Bad News For Emissions
This is the second part of Streetsblog's ongoing series about GMC's new Hummer EV — which is a disaster no matter that it's powered by electrons instead of gasoline.
February 5, 2020
The Electric Hummer Will Be Bad For The Planet
The Hummer EV is being bill as a "quiet revolution" — and it is, but not for the reasons GMC wants you to think.
February 5, 2020
Federal Bus Grants Are Just Too Damn Low
Federal bus grants of $454.6 million sound like a lot...until you consider that it's for the whole country.
February 2, 2020
It’s Time to Play Super Bowl Car Ad Bingo!
Coord invites cities and other curb managers to apply for its Digital Curb Challenge to undertake a free curb management pilot program in 2020. Applications close on Feb. 14. Click here for information. Super Bowl Sunday means one thing: it’s time for the most aggressively stupid car commercials of the year! The annual car culture climax […]
January 31, 2020
Democrats’ Infrastructure Plan Has a Lot to Like
If you like your streets livable, your transit funded and your climate change addressed, there's a lot to like in the Democrats' infrastructure plan.
January 30, 2020
Explaining Houston’s Sky-High Roadway ‘Death-Goal’
The Texas metropolis is a Vision Zero City. So why is its 2020 street fatality target HIGHER than last year's?
January 30, 2020