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The Math On Car Ownership For New Parents Doesn’t Add Up
An expecting Oakland parent makes the case for car-free parenting.
October 19, 2026
Shocked by Newsom’s Cuts to Transit? Don’t Be.
When the going got tough, Newsom looked to cut transportation money that would have reduced car dependency for the last half-decade.
August 31, 2026
OPINION: U.S. Should Scale Autonomous Vehicles Thoughtfully, Not Slam the Brakes
Streetsblog is skeptical that AVs will move the needle on car dependence. But our recent coverage has spurred many AV boosters to demand equal time. So today, we present one such piece.
July 30, 2026
Opinion: America Needs to See Driver Education As A Public Safety Investment
Traffic crashes are not inevitable. They can be prevented through better driver preparation, earlier development of safe habits and stronger risk awareness.
July 12, 2026
Driverless Cars Could Save Tens of Thousands of Lives. But We Must Treat Them Like Aviation — Not Like Cars
Commercial passenger aviation has nearly zero passenger deaths per year compared to about 40,000 roadway deaths. That's not a function of driving being inherently riskier — it is a function of what our leaders decide is "safe enough."
June 17, 2026
Opinion: AVs Can Do More Than Just Serve People Who Can Afford A Cab
What has emerged is an industry trend that prioritizes hype instead of mobility equity.
June 16, 2026
Urban Truth Collective: The One-Hour City Conspiracy
Here's the real conspiracy: Too many people are forced into car-dependent lives, with more health harms, more crashes, more noise, more air pollution, more social isolation — and less space for everything good our streets should be giving us.
April 27, 2026
Euclid v. Ambler: A Century-Old Lesson for American Urbanism
Zoning and transportation are two sides of the same coin.
April 1, 2026
Urban Truth Collective: Straight Talk About The Joy Of Cities In An Age Of Disinformation
The Three Tenors of Urbanism explain their latest effort: The Urban Truth Collective.
Grant Ennis
March 4, 2026
Op/Ed: Why Affordable Housing Doesn’t Offset Vehicle Miles Traveled
Affordable, senior, and supportive housing advances critical equity and housing goals. However....
The post Op/Ed: Why Affordable Housing Doesn’t Offset Vehicle Miles Traveled appeared first on Streetsblog California.
Sean Noonan
January 14, 2026
