Virginia
Study: Protected Bike Paths Saved Lives During COVID
COVID sparked a bike boom across America, but the experience from one Virginia city shows that communities should prioritize building more protected bike lanes and off-road cycle tracks, virus or no virus, a new study suggests.
August 10, 2021
Will Virginia’s New Plan Slow Down Drivers?
Controversies around equitable enforcement and the political unpopularity of speeding cameras mean that no one can say what Virginia's new road-safety program will look like when details are debuted this fall.
July 21, 2021
Virginia Policy Could End Jaywalking Stops
A new Virginia law will prohibit police from utilizing one of the most outrageous pretexts to harass people of color: walking in the street outside of a designated crosswalk.
January 4, 2021
Why is Parking at the Heart of Amazon’s HQ2?
Amazon wants employees at its new Northern Virginia headquarters to commute car-free to work. So why does the current design include a 2,000-space parking garage? An American tale.
November 15, 2019
Urban Transit Systems are Adding Riders (Mostly)
You asked for a deep dive on transit ridership numbers — you got it!
October 15, 2019
Climate Protests Stop D.C. Traffic Dead
The goal was to reminded drivers of the ravaging effects their car dependency has on life on this planet.
September 24, 2019
Media Watch: Local Papers Love Drivers
An editorial board in a Missouri town warns that “impatient teens” are going to get themselves killed — by drivers who apparently have the right of way — if something isn’t done to solve the drop-off and pick-up problem at a local high school.
September 23, 2019
Shared Motor-Scooters Coming to D.C.
The District Department of Transportation is launching a four-month pilot program to invite shared motor-scooters to zip through the city, officials announced last week.
August 6, 2019
Footloose: Walkable Neighborhoods Attracting Investments While Burbs Die
"Walkable" neighborhoods are booming — and reclaiming residents and businesses from the suburbs.
July 9, 2019
Boondoggle: Virginia’s Unlovable I-81 Expansion
Officials have pointed to safety as a key reason for the need to expand the highway. Yet, in 2010, state officials raised speed limits to 70 mph along much of I-81, a move that likely made the road more dangerous.
July 1, 2019
