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KOMANOFF: Downturn in U.S. Driving Led Global CO2 Decline
U.S. cars and trucks, the source of 5 percent of world carbon emissions, have accounted for a whopping 20 percent of this year’s global dip in carbon pollution. Can we keep that going?
November 18, 2020
Riders Haven’t Abandoned Transit During COVID — They’re Taking Fewer Trips: Report
A new report reveals major ramifications for cities and for BIPOC communities that rely heavily on transit and have borne the brunt of COVID-19 both as patients and as essential workers.
October 15, 2020
Quarantine Saved US Drivers $22B — And Saved Society Far More
A massive shift to remote work during national COVID-19 lockdowns saved commuters as much as $22 billion in direct commuting costs — and it saved society nearly as much money in avoided car crashes and carbon outputs. But that's only the tip of the iceberg.
September 11, 2020
How Income Inequality Is Driving Our Post-Lockdown Carpocalypse
Cars are back across America — but communities with richer residents are being spared much of the pollution and traffic violence.
July 27, 2020
A Third of U.S. Workers Want to Ditch Commutes and Work Remotely
If employers give the workers what they want, we can end three pandemics: COVID-19, climate change, and traffic violence.
July 14, 2020
