The Craziest Anti-Bike Lane Arguments We’ve Heard
Professional bike advocates have heard some wild excuses not to build bike lanes. Here's a video of their all-time favorites.
March 14, 2019
We’re Looking for the Most Improved Parking Crater!
This year's tournament will match up reformed parking craters: Former surface lots that are now filled with city. Send us entries!
March 13, 2019
Study: Uber and Lyft Reduce the Need for Parking
Cities can start reducing parking at destinations like airports, concert venues, bars and restaurants and in downtown areas, according to a new University of Colorado study.
March 13, 2019
Other Cities Overcame Duke’s Objections to Light Rail
In Minneapolis and Seattle, a "floating slab" helped mitigate hospitals' concerns about "vibrations" and electromagnetic fields from light rail. So in other words, Duke University basically ignored the facts when it opposed a light rail project.
March 12, 2019
We Must Change How We Talk about Pedestrian Deaths
The death of three more pedestrians offers yet another example of what can go wrong when drivers do not exercise due care — and why so few drivers learn the lesson.
March 12, 2019
Trump Proposes Massive Cuts to Transit, Amtrak
He wants to cut funding for new transit projects 35 percent and slash Amtrak funding. But Congress has ignored him in the past.
March 11, 2019
Uber Got Off the Hook for Killing a Pedestrian with its Self-Driving Car
Safety oversight for self-driving car companies is off to a bad start.
March 8, 2019
Midwest Will Raise Gas Taxes — And Make Everything Worse
If Midwest states shovel billions more into highway widenings (likely), it could just increase maintenance costs and further undermine their cities.
March 7, 2019
How Driving is Encouraged and Subsidized — By Law
Greg Shill, a law professor, attempted to itemize all the ways driving is legally favored in the U.S. Let's just say it's a long list.
March 6, 2019
New Bill Would Provide a Tax Break for Bike Commuters
Bike commuters would be able to write off $53 per month in related expenses, under a new House bill.
March 6, 2019