Mobility Justice
D.C. ‘Parking Cash Out’ Law Makes Employers Refund Workers Who Don’t Drive
Many employers in Washington, D.C. are now required to pay workers who turn down their company-sponsored parking benefits.
January 7, 2022
Op-Ed: Congestion Pricing Can Be Equitable, If Done Right
Congestion pricing is a strategy that charges drivers more for using road space during peak demand times. It’s an idea with many potential benefits, from reducing traffic to improving the environment.
January 6, 2022
Year In Review 2021: The Bad News
It's time for our year-in-review. Let's get the bad news out of the way first.
December 23, 2021
Advocates Urge Federal Update of Gender-Biased Crash Test Standards
Simple reforms to federal testing standards could end horrific disparities in car crash deaths between the genders — and the impending enactment of the new infrastructure bill is the perfect time to implement them, a new coalition says.
December 22, 2021
Houston Advocates Slam TxDOT For ‘Deliberately’ Ignoring Highway’s Racist Impacts
The latest news from the battle to stop one of America's most notorious highway expansions.
December 21, 2021
USDOT Pressures States To Spend New Infrastructure Funds Sustainably
As states begin cashing no-strings-attached federal infrastructure checks, U.S. DOT is pushing them to spend those funds on projects that will help end the climate and roadway death crises.
December 17, 2021
Feds Adopt Better Street Accessibility Guidelines — But Will They Make a Difference?
Even though the ADA was passed more than 40 years ago, we have never had official accessibility standards tailored to things like sidewalks. That’s about to change — but how fast state and local agencies will act remains to be seen.
December 17, 2021
Could Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Help Heal the Scars Highways Created?
From the interstate highway system to public housing, some of America’s most discriminatory and damaging policies have been implemented under the auspices of the need for better infrastructure. A recent visit from Sec. Buttigieg highlighted what the USDOT hopes to do to reverse the harm.
December 13, 2021
Wisconsin Car Attack is an Example of Our Failure to Prevent Cars Being Used as Weapons
Policy, culture, and environment create conditions that all too often permit such crimes — and by failing to address those conditions, advocates argue, we practically ensure that such atrocities will continue to happen.
November 24, 2021
Philly abolished traffic stops for minor infractions. Chicago should do the same.
Philadelphia enacted new legislation aimed towards reducing racial disparities in traffic stops and improving police-community relations.
November 19, 2021