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Op-Ed: Could Street Parking Technology Help Make Our Cities More Equitable?
On an average day, the typical car owner doesn't give much thought to parking, beyond whether they will luck out and find a spot to park when they reach their destination. And here's why that has to change.
February 8, 2021
Opinion: An ‘Active Transportation Administration’? No, Thanks
Editor's note This article was written in response to an article on Streetsblog USA about a proposal to create an active transportation administration or czar at the U.S. Department of Transportation. We are pleased to publish multiple perspectives on this important issue.
February 7, 2021
Memo to Buttigieg: Fix Our National Traffic Control Standards
The feds will finally revise the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, which sets standards for signs, markings and signals that help road users – and, eventually, autonomous vehicles – safely move through our communities.
February 7, 2021
A Look Back at Bezos’s Dirty Legacy on U.S. Roadways
Jeff Bezos stepped down from the top spot at Amazon yesterday, but his toxic legacy on America's roadways isn't going anywhere.
February 4, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: COVID-19 on the Streets
So has the pandemic been all bad? No! We're using streets better. Listen to our conversation with Shared Use Mobility Center Founder-in-Residence Sharon Feigon.
February 4, 2021
Why Buttigieg’s Midwest Roots Might Make Him a Great USDOT Secretary
Is Buttigieg a hayseed Hoosier who wouldn't know a headway from a harvester, or a political ecoterrorist hellbent on leaving rural American in the lurch and laughing all the way to the Amtrak station? Neither: He's a guy from South Bend.
February 3, 2021
Bill Would Finally Give Bikeshare Transit Dollars
Bike- and scooter-share systems across the country may soon be eligible for the federal transit dollars they need to remain a stable and thriving element of our transportation landscape, if advocates can finally succeed in getting a hard-fought bill through Congress.
February 2, 2021
Why America Can’t Rein in Teen Speeding
Teenage driver crash rates are four times higher than drivers over 20. But some advocates think addressing the problem will take far more than the enforcement and education. Let's dig in.
January 31, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: The Magic (Electric) Bus
Electrifying a bus fleet is not as simple as buying electric buses and simply plugging them in!
January 28, 2021
Biden Decries US DOT’s Destruction of Black Communities — But Will His Administration Make Reparations?
President Biden won points among some antiracist transportation advocates for calling out federal highway projects for destroying Black communities – and then lost points by failing to call for the USDOT itself to make reparations to the people it has harmed.
January 28, 2021
