Around the Block
Taco Bell Ditching Drive-Thrus in Cities
The chain is planning to open more than 300 restaurants without drive-thrus by 2022.
October 2, 2017
Public Schools Shouldn’t Undermine Walkability
An Atlanta suburb wants to build a new school in a walkable setting, but with a huge surface parking lot.
September 28, 2017
Advocates Score a Win for Climate Realism at U.S. DOT
The NRDC fended off a White House attack on an Obama-era rule aimed at documenting and forecasting the impact of state transportation policies on carbon emissions.
September 27, 2017
DC Gives New Dockless Bike-Share Services a Trial Run
In cities that already have established bike-share systems, can new companies complement existing options in a way that improves service for the public?
September 26, 2017
Nine States Sue Trump Administration for Blocking Climate Progress at U.S. DOT
Presidents don't get to pick and choose which federal rules they comply with.
September 25, 2017
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s Bogus Fiscal Conservatism Doesn’t Apply to Highways
The governor who killed a $3 billion Baltimore light rail project out of faux fiscal prudence yesterday announced $9 billion in highway expansions.
September 22, 2017
Is Infrastructure Spending Good for the Economy? It’s Complicated.
Infrastructure spending produces a net economic benefit for society only if the project benefits exceed the costs.
September 21, 2017
Why You Shouldn’t Trust Media Coverage That Blames Pedestrians for Getting Struck
Police and local reporters rushed to blame a 14-year-old girl who was struck by a speeding driver in a marked crosswalk.
September 20, 2017
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Doesn’t Have the Courage to Manage the City’s Parking
Walsh seems to have reached a conclusion without fairly assessing the program and trying to make it work.
September 19, 2017
The Mayor of Portland Is Cheerleading for a Highway Expansion
What a colossal disappointment from Ted Wheeler.
September 18, 2017
