Cars
New House Transportation Chair: ‘We Need to Move Beyond Fossil Fuel’
Peter Defazio, the new chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, talks bikes, pedestrians and transit — and getting us off fossil fuel.
January 29, 2019
Engineering Group Takes on High Speed Limits
One barrier to safer, more pedestrian friendly streets is slowing being dismantled.
January 18, 2019
Can New Mobility Tech Disrupt Car Dependence?
A new organization want to help cities use mobility tech to break cars' stranglehold on cities.
January 15, 2019
Ford to Citizens: Don’t Drop Dead
Automaker says high-tech gizmos in new cars will save lives — but no one really believes that.
January 9, 2019
Lack of Housing Hurts Workers More Than Traffic
Living near jobs in the first place is much more advantageous for workers than having access to free-flowing highways, new research finds.
September 17, 2018
A Carbon Tax Could Recoup Trump’s MPG Standards Cut
All told, a carbon tax would suppress carbon dioxide emissions eight times as much as the mileage freeze will elevate them.
August 6, 2018
The Streetsblog Guide to Children’s Books
Indoctrinate your kids into the joys of buses, bikes, and car-free streets!
June 4, 2018
Madrid Moves to Boot Car Traffic Out of Its City Center
A major city center without cars? Madrid is going to come close sometime in the next year, says the administration of Mayor Manuela Carmena.
May 25, 2018
How to Not Be a Bully Behind the Wheel
Don't be an intersection bully. Follow these pro tips for courteous, non-homicidal driving.
April 24, 2018
While Other Countries Mandate Safer Car Designs for Pedestrians, America Does Nothing
The regulators at the NHTSA have never gotten serious about adapting vehicle design to protect people outside cars, even as pedestrian deaths have soared.
December 7, 2017
