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What Planting Trees In the Street Could Look Like in Boston: Learning From Other Cities
As the effects of climate change begin to worsen, replacing heat-absorbing pavement with new trees can help make a difference toward expanding our urban canopy when space is limited.
November 25, 2022
Oregon’s Rep. Blumenauer Remains Optimistic on Sustainable Transport Despite GOP Takeover of Congress
A Republican majority in the House won't necessarily be a death knell for sustainable transportation priorities, the prominent bike-loving Congressman says.
November 17, 2022
Elon Musk’s Twitter Locks Out A Watchdog Placard Abuse Account
Does Elon Musk have a problem with public officials being called out for corruption?
November 14, 2022
Parking Bill is Big Win for Climate, Housing, and Rational Planning
A.B. 2097 is a "no-brainer" climate bill - now law- that will prohibit cities from setting a minimum parking requirement on developments near transit.
September 24, 2022
Bill Would Benefit Workers Who Don’t Use Free Employee Parking
Assemblymember Alex Lee's AB 2206 would fix gaping loopholes in current "parking cash-out" law.
September 19, 2022
Opinion: Safety Fix for Deadly Road Nixed by Harrisburg Mayor Over Parking
In our second Pennsylvania piece today, we look at how the new mayor of Harrisburg has stalled an effort to redesign one of the most dangerous streets in the state amid — you guessed it — complaints about lost parking spaces.
August 8, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: What Cities Gain by Removing Parking
Oregon plans to reduce parking regulations in cities. What can we learn about the effect of parking lots on urban heat islands?
June 23, 2022
Legislating at the Intersection of Transportation and Housing Policy
A.B. 2097 and A.B. 1778 illustrate that a powerful approach to addressing the overlapping problems of affordable housing and sustainable transportation can be to solve both at once.
May 31, 2022
THE BRAKE: Why Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Zoning
What if any American could tell at a glance how her unique local land use policies influence the way she and her neighbors get around, without having to dig through a mountain of arcane jargon to get there?
May 10, 2022
STEAL THIS IDEA: Canadian City Passes Next-Gen Parking Reform
As in many North American cities, community leaders had vowed to address the climate crisis through policy action — but that didn't mean everyone recognized how forcing developers to build car storage was setting back that goal, or the city's other priorities.
May 9, 2022
