Congestion
COVID-19 Road Death Surge Continues
The empty roads of the quarantine era may be a thing of the past, but the roadway death surges of the COVID era aren't done with America yet.
September 3, 2021
How To Avoid the Other COVID Plague: Traffic
But there is a willingness for citizens to move to active methods of travel, such as cycling, rather than replacing public transport modes with cars.
August 20, 2021
Study: Driving to Save Time Just Slows Everyone Down
Researchers have found that making driving more convenient ends up ensuring that a community will be choked by gridlock, and everyone will have a slower trip.
July 6, 2021
Study: The Surprising Reasons Why Congestion Pricing Might Get Drivers Out of SUVs
U.S. drivers are buying increasingly huge cars, in part because of all the time they spend stuck inside them at rush hour — but a new study suggests that if drivers had to pay congestion tolls, they’d be significantly more likely to pick smaller vehicles.
May 19, 2021
Congestion Pricing Can Be Built For Equity
City leaders can bust myths about congestion pricing in the public consciousness — and implement road pricing that makes entire transportation networks more equitable, rather than less, a new study reveals.
May 29, 2020
Don’t Let U.S. Driving Levels Rebound After COVID-19
It's happening in China — but it's not inevitable here.
April 14, 2020
Hello, 2020, What Do You Have in Store?
This year, America will vote for a new president. We also have a chance to define what kind of country we want to be, depending on how we address these 11 vital transportation-related issues.
January 2, 2020
Q&A: Micromobility’s Future With Harriet Tregoning
"Cities can provide more infrastructure that’s safe," the director of the New Urban Mobility Alliance says.
December 16, 2019
Think Tank Offers Road Map to Break the Car Culture
Congress should stop splurging on new highways and instead expand transit to help Americans break their century-long addiction to a device that is killing us, the car, a D.C. institute says.
December 10, 2019
Rural America Cashes In Under Trump
It's a great time to be living in the middle of nowhere as President Trump directs more transportation funds to his rural base.
December 5, 2019