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Talking Headways Podcast: Cooperating Academic and Urban Institutions
Let's talk about data collection and use, too!
January 30, 2020
Apartments With Free Parking Reduce Transit Ridership
But if you think that means increasing transit ridership in American cities will be as simple as taking away everyone's "free" residential parking to make driving less convenient, don't get too excited.
January 29, 2020
Few Car Buyers Consider Emissions At The Dealership
So, yes, let's disincentivize the purchase of gas guzzlers — but let's also take back the transportation narrative once and for all.
January 29, 2020
Op-Ed: Learning from Nashville’s Failed Transit Measure
Ballot measures can expand and improve transit. But if Nashville is any example, it can backfire. Here are some lessons all cities can learn.
January 27, 2020
America’s Next Major Car-Free Street Will Be In San Francisco
San Francisco is making history this week by doing something that every city across America should consider: taking cars off its single busiest street for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit-users. Banning cars on Market Street will make life safer for the 500,000 San Franciscans who walk the road every day.
January 27, 2020
Five State Capitals You Can’t Access Without A Car
Why is it so hard to get to many state capitals without a car?
January 26, 2020
A Third of States Won’t Even Try To Reduce Road Deaths
Too many states don't even set a target of reducing road deaths — because the feds don't care.
January 24, 2020
Bloomberg Plan: Fix Roads, Build Fewer New Ones
Would-be president Mike Bloomberg would focus mostly on maintaining roads and bridges we already have, rather than building new ones, while also investing three times more money in transit.
January 22, 2020
Why Do Micromobility Companies Keep Losing Money?
Micromobility companies are struggling — but only because cities don't see them as providing a public service that deserves public investment.
January 14, 2020
How Cars Waste Space — In Six Simple Images
Let's hope 2020 is the year when graphics like these finally fall out of date.
January 13, 2020
