Special Features
Could ChatGPT Make America More Walkable?
No, generative AI shouldn't plan a whole city — but a new study argues it could help identify gaps in our sidewalk networks, tree canopies, and more.
December 4, 2024
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough for Tuesday’s Headlines
Most people associate gondolas or cable cars with ski slopes, but they're underrated mode of public transportation, Fast Company argues.
December 3, 2024
Monday’s Headlines Are Stuffed Full of Stories
Enjoy this mega-post while you digest the rest of your Thanksgiving leftovers.
December 2, 2024
Wednesday’s Headlines Are Ready to Gobble a Turkey
Despite the challenges of a second Trump administration, we remain thankful that at least most voters continue to support transit locally.
November 27, 2024
How America’s ‘Soft Power’ is Shaping Mobility Around the World — And How Cities Like Tirana Are Resisting it
"The biggest infrastructure we had to fight to fix was the 10 centimeters between our ears — the mentality, the status symbol that the car brought. "
November 26, 2024
Tuesday’s Headlines Need to Get the Price Right
Democrats who want to prove policies like congestion pricing work for cities, come on down!
November 26, 2024
Monday’s Headlines Induce Demand
$37 billion from the 2021 federal infrastructure law has gone to states for building new highways and widening existing ones, a recent report finds – and it's canceling out record funding for transit in the same bill.
November 25, 2024
Friday’s Headlines Follow That Robocab!
Wired writes about a day in the life a self-driving Waymo taxi, and more in today's headlines.
November 22, 2024
California’s Federal Dollars Will Increase Emissions
In almost every state, federal funding on highway expansions far outstrips spending on transit, active transportation, electrification, and all other programs that aim to reduce emissions. And the Golden State is no exception.
November 21, 2024
Talking Headways Podcast: City Tech with Rob Walker
Author Rob Walker on how technology has progressed transportation policy in the last decade.
November 21, 2024