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Covering the movement for sustainable transport, mobility justice, and livable streets, nationwide.
Joined October 2008
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"As a for-profit company, Amtrak fails ... spectacularly. As a government agency, created half a century ago to carry out a public purpose recognized in law and in Supreme Court rulings, it is a spectacular success."
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Donald Shoup, the author of the groundbreaking The High Cost of Free Parking and UCLA Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus in the Department of Urban Planning at UCLA, passed away last Thursday evening, February 6, 2025.
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President Trump's war on efforts to boost diversity, equity and inclusion is taking important mobility justice research down with it.
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Are electric vehicles really cleaner than gas-powered ones? According to one study, the answer is yes, once an EV is driven at least 25,000 miles.
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By the way... we're also over on the other website 🦋
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Take a break, regulate yourself, and get back to fighting for a better future for transportation in America.
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A key DOT nominee's role in Project 2025, more dubious executive orders, climate change accelerates and more headlines.
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On this week's episode of Talking Headways, we're joined by Member of the Welsh Senedd (Parliament) Lee Waters and Dr. Jennifer Kent of the University of Sydney to discuss Wales' country-wide 20mph speed limit.
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A new technology is helping advocates and communities quantify exactly where they need protected bike infrastructure most, by transforming their bikes into data collection tools every time they ride through city streets.
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Molinaro, the former NY congressman and Trump's pick to head the Federal Transit Administration, has been a chameleon on transit over his long political career — but his transit booster past may not matter if it clashes with his new boss's priorities.
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We know building more lanes doesn't work, so congestion pricing looks like the best way to actually reduce traffic.
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The Biden admin exhausted the funds of the first-in-the-nation Reconnecting Communities program before they left office. But how did they spend the money — and what can we learn about how to do better next time, if there IS a next time?
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RT @DaveCoIon: What’s up with the MTA’s new congestion pricing-backed loans? Well, in addition to being a self-taught self-declared expert…
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RT @PeterNorton12: Adults to children: “Cross streets at the crosswalks, where it’s safe.”
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The “SUV arms race” is over — if you want it. But automakers and policymakers seem intent on continuing to make America's super-sized vehicles even bigger anyway.
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In a world where the federal government is aligned against all your goals, what else can you do?
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RT @StreetsblogNYC: Sen. Gillibrand seems hard pressed to say anything good about congestion pricing, and instead has trotted out bogus tal…
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The world's largest automaker has been ramping up spending to put climate change deniers in Congress, and crushing support for all kinds of sustainable modes in the process.
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Lack of public restrooms can be a barrier to using transit — and a devastating problem for those who have no choice but to ride. This company is trying to solve the problem.
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