Studies and Reports
What Do We Really Know About Drivers Who Kill Pedestrians?
America knows exactly who the average pedestrian who dies in a car crash is. But what about the driver who kills him?
February 26, 2025
Is the Intercity Bus About To Have Its Big Moment?
Intercity bus had an unexpectedly strong year — and some analysts think even greater things are on the horizon.
February 20, 2025
Op-Ed: Equitable Transportation Research Makes America Great. So Why Is the Trump Admin Hollowing It Out?
Allowing political considerations to hollow out and cancel ongoing research is not only harmful to whatever domain the administration deems a threat, but it sets an alarming precedent for research at large, setting us on a path leading backward rather than forward.
February 12, 2025
How State DOTs Keep the Public In the Dark About How They Spend Our Transportation Dollars
State DOTs control hundreds of billions of dollars of our transportation funding. Where does it all go — and what do we actually get for it?
November 14, 2024
Presidential Elections Hinge on Gas Prices. Why Not on the High Cost of Car Dependency?
Policymakers must to prioritize making car-light living a real option through policies that encourage building more housing in multimodal communities and retrofitting unimodal neighborhoods around people outside cars.
November 6, 2024
Report: Confronting Car Dependence Won’t Just Help With Climate Change; It’s a $6.2 Trillion Opportunity
Making driving truly optional can save the planet — and save American households trillions of dollars.
October 30, 2024
Should We Stop Calling Bike Lanes ‘Bike Lanes’?
"Bike lanes" and "bike-friendly policies" can slow dangerous car traffic, give walkers more space to move, and save lives across all modes by getting would-be drivers into the saddle instead. Is it time for a rebrand?
October 1, 2024
Car Dependency is a Public Health Threat — But Americans are Too ‘Car Brained’ To See It
Whether you call it "windshield bias" or "motonormativity," Americans have a serious bias towards automobiles — and they're all too willing to accept car dependency's many downsides.
September 9, 2024
Report: Half of Uber, Lyft Trips Replace More Sustainable Options
\Researchers at UC Davis have found that more than half of ride-hail trips in California replace walking, biking, carpooling, and public transit trips, or are trips that otherwise wouldn't happen. They have ideas to make it more sustainable.
August 30, 2024
Survey: Most Drivers Want Their Cars To Alert Them When They Hit Deadly Speeds
Turns out, not everyone thinks driving 100 miles an hour anywhere they wish is an inalienable American freedom.
June 12, 2024
