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Should We Treat the Local Bus As a Basic Right?
There's a way of framing public transit that makes the bus a useful mobility tool for everyone: as a moving extension of the sidewalk network.
Andy Boenau
May 19, 2025
Video: A Deep Dive on the Endless Debate Over Bike Helmets
Everything you need to know the next time someone asks you if you're "for or against" bike helmets.
May 15, 2025
Talking Headways Podcast: Running to Work
Bridge engineer Daniel Baxter on his almost daily running commute in Minneapolis.
May 15, 2025
Trump’s Tariff War Creates Existential Challenges — And One Upside — For the Bike Industry
...and it could make it a lot harder to get a new helmet, too.
May 14, 2025
NYPD Admits Bike Crackdown Based on ‘Community’ Vibes, Not Data
It turns out, the new strategy arose not from data, but from people complaining about e-bikes at community meetings, the NYPD finally admits.
May 13, 2025
How To End Your City’s Fight Over Scooter Parking Once and For All
Micromobility riders need a good place to end their ride just like everyone else — and cities can accomplish several goals at once by giving them one.
May 13, 2025
AG James Sues Trump Over ‘Strong-Arm’ Tactic of Tying DOT Funds to Immigration Crackdown
The U.S. Department of Transportation is illegally threatening to withhold billions in transportation funding to states that don't "cooperate" with the administration's immigration crackdown, a new suit argues.
May 13, 2025
Call to Action: It’s Time to Finish Valencia’s Protected Bike Lanes
Valencia finally has its protected bike lanes... mostly. It's time to finish the job.
May 13, 2025
Check out Seattle’s New Subway!*
*...but only for stormwater runoff, not people. And considering that cars, trucks, roads and parking lots for cars are responsible for half of stormwater volumes — and contribute most to toxic runoff — why are households that don't even drive paying to...
Joe Cortright
May 12, 2025
Opinion: What Was Amtrak Thinking With These Layoffs?
"These cuts have the potential to undermine billions of dollars’ worth of long-term recapitalization efforts, just to save millions in its operating budget," the president of the National Rail Passengers Association argues — and the public deserves ans...
Jim Mathews
May 12, 2025
