Friday Video: Traveling Without the Car
City Nerd focuses on the cities where it's easiest to get into town without a car.
December 20, 2024
How One Mayor Is Cooling Off America’s Hottest City
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego reflects on temporarily losing the ability to drive in her sweltering-hot city, and what her administration is doing to keep people cool outside cars.
December 17, 2024
Friday Video: A Deep Dive on Toronto’s Ridiculous New Anti-Bike Lane Law
"This selfish, entitled surbanite is willing to let people die for the hope of shaving a few minutes off of his commute."
December 13, 2024
Can We Build Car-Light Neighborhoods From Scratch — Even in Texas?
Can you really build a car-light neighborhood in suburban Houston — and could it inspire car-dependent places to explore new ideas about development?
December 10, 2024
The 2024 Streetsblog Gift Guide For Sustainable Transportation Advocates Who Love to Read
The previous 11-plus months have been epic for urbanism-related books. Why not buy a few for the advocates on your holiday list?
December 2, 2024
How America’s ‘Soft Power’ is Shaping Mobility Around the World — And How Cities Like Tirana Are Resisting it
"The biggest infrastructure we had to fight to fix was the 10 centimeters between our ears — the mentality, the status symbol that the car brought. "
November 26, 2024
Friday Video: What if We Let Bike Haters on Social Media Plan Our Cities?
Spoiler: nothing good!
November 22, 2024
Friday Video: What Will It Take For Regulators to Finally Take Action on Underride Crashes?
This World Day of Remembrance, families of people who died in underride crashes are demanding answers about one of America's most overdue regulations: strong underride protections.
November 15, 2024
What the U.S. Can Learn From the ‘Bike Mayor’ of Africa, Manuel de Araújo
What can the U.S. learn from developing countries where car dependency hasn't yet taken root — and from the visionary mayors who are fighting to make sure it never does, even in uncertain times?
November 12, 2024
Friday Video: Would Our Cities Be Better Off Without Public Hearings?
Is the way America does public hearings making our cities more democratic, or obstructing the kinds of human-centered projects we need most?
November 8, 2024
