Andy Boenau
Can Colleges Do A Better Job of Fighting Car Dependency?
"How great would it be if kids graduated without the assumption that they must be completely dependent on a personal automobile?"
July 16, 2025
Is Constant Driving Harming Kids’ Brains?
American kids are spending more time than ever on tablets in the backseat. Is it holding back their development?
June 5, 2025
Should We Treat the Local Bus As a Basic Right?
There's a way of framing public transit that makes the bus a useful mobility tool for everyone: as a moving extension of the sidewalk network.
May 20, 2025
Car Harms Monday: Machines Took Over Cities and Left Humans in the Dust
There isn't enough physical space for every single household to store its fleet of personal vehicles in front of the home, nor is there space for everyone to drive at the same time. So let's fix that.
May 19, 2025
Anyone Can Redesign a Street. Here’s How.
Got an internet connection? You can redesign a street — no transportation engineering degree needed.
January 2, 2025
Opinion: Yes, the GDP Rises When We Drive More. But That Isn’t A Good Thing.
Expensive hospital stays after car crashes, swelling healthcare spending on sedentary lifestyle diseases, and constant fuel consumption when residents have no choice but driving are all "good" for the national bottom line. But are they good for us?
November 12, 2024
Opinion: How American vs. Danish Pedestrian Laws Stack Up
The subtle wording of American pedestrian safety laws reveals a lot about whose lives we prioritize on our roads — especially compared with the same policies in Denmark.
August 17, 2023
