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Vision Zero Cities: How Istanbul Builds Subways Cheap — And What U.S. Cities Can Learn
Istanbul has expanded its subway network by more than 200 miles over the past three decades.
Elif Ensari
October 27, 2025
Op-Ed: The Norfolk Southern–Union Pacific Merger Is Wrong for Rail
This advocacy organization argues it's time to reject Wall Street's massive power grab and re-nationalize America's rails — before it's too late.
Public Rail Now
October 27, 2025
Crunching Numbers to Curb Crashes: Using Federal Data to Make Our Roads Safer
Upholding federal data transparency is key to understanding and reversing the alarming level of crashes, fatalities, and strained infrastructure. Here's where we have more work to do.
Cathy Chase
October 27, 2025
Ugly Truth: Feds’ Canal Street Raid Pushed Aside NYPD, Safety and Free Speech
President Trump's heavily armed and masked immigration troops are turning American cities into battlegrounds — and eliminating accountability and free speech in the public realm.
Nolan Hicks
October 26, 2025
That’s Rich! DoorDash Supports E-Bike Speed Limit
DoorDash supports a 15-mile-per-hour speed limit, but that's easy for them to say, given that under-pressure workers will be the ones getting tickets.
Sophia Lebowitz
October 26, 2025
Friday Video: Amtrak Is Way More Successful Than You Think
Why do so many people still treat Amtrak as a failure — and what would it take to deliver the rail investment that American riders deserve?
October 23, 2025
Vision Zero Cities: Bicycles Are Not Cars So They Shouldn’t Have to Follow the Same Rules
The default in nearly all states is to impose the same traffic rules on bicycles as on motor vehicles even though the needs of cyclists are so different.
Brandon Chamberlin
October 23, 2025
Truckers to US DOT: Busways Are Good for Us!
The federal government has obviously lost its trucking mind.
Dave Colon
October 22, 2025
Clipper 2.0 Launch and Getting Outdoors
Clipper upgrade launches December 10th. It'll make it easier and cheaper to take transit to the Bay Area's great parks and hiking trails
Evan Tschuy
October 22, 2025
Study: Removing Parking Minimums Leads to More Affordable Housing
Removing parking requirements for new buildings could help thousands of Coloradans who struggle to afford housing — and it might work elsewhere, too.
Susan D. Daggett
October 21, 2025