Transportation Policy
OPINION: Pass the Bicycle Commuter Act — Now!
An add-on to the congressional reconciliation package could help climate, congestion and health in New York and around the nation.
September 20, 2021
Op/Ed: Western Transport Officials Ignore Road Safety
A conference takes place on a dangerous road — but street safety is not on the agenda.
September 15, 2021
OPINION: Biden Should Link Gateway Program and Climate Goals
The $30-billion Northeast Corridor investment could force the integration of regional rail — and lead to much less driving and flying.
September 10, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: Biking to the Stadium
This week we’re joined by new Rail~Volution CEO Tamar Shapiro. We chat about her previous work in transportation and city planning at organizations such as NUMO and The Governor's Institute, how to measure transportation success, and the "transportation parades" before German soccer games.
September 2, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: How We’ve Subsidized Driving (and What To Do About It)
This week we’re joined by Todd Litman, executive director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute. Litman discusses his book "New Mobilities: Smart Planning for Emerging Transportation Technologies." We reframe the transportation investments we make, talk about sharing information, and discuss why air taxis might not be the future.
August 26, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: Saved Mental Energy
This week we're joined by Melissa and Chris Bruntlett to talk about their book, "Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives." We chat about the ambient stress and anxiety created by auto-oriented cities, the mental energy saved by car-light spaces, and the difference between engineering and ecological resilience.
August 12, 2021
OP-ED: Don’t Let Trails Amendment Gut Bike/Walk Funding
Bike and pedestrian advocates should not be fooled by a duplicitous amendment forwarded by Congress.
August 3, 2021
BREAKING: National ‘Vision Zero’ Resolution Introduced
As an epidemic of traffic deaths surges nationwide, Vision Zero finally is finally gaining traction in Congress.
July 28, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: This Food Pyramid Would be All Cars
This week we’re joined by Zabe Bent, director of design for the National Association of City Transportation Officials. We chat about how we think too much about the future and growth, the MUTCD process, and how she would start the design an infrastructure bill.
July 22, 2021
Will Virginia’s New Plan Slow Down Drivers?
Controversies around equitable enforcement and the political unpopularity of speeding cameras mean that no one can say what Virginia's new road-safety program will look like when details are debuted this fall.
July 21, 2021
