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Op-Ed: How Urban Planning Can Succeed in America
Urban planners should study successful experiments throughout the country.
October 1, 2026
Report: Building More Homes Reduces Overall Driving
Building more homes will get cars off the road, but where they’re built matters.
August 5, 2026
Talking Headways Podcast: Getting California High Speed Rail Done
It took a while, but California is figuring out the best, most-cost-effective way to do fast trains.
October 30, 2025
Talking Headways Podcast: The Powerless Brokers
Colin Parent of Circulate San Diego on why California can't build transit.
August 15, 2025
Video: The High Speed Rail Anthem You’ve Been Waiting For
"Because 220 sure beats going 79."
April 24, 2025
Talking Headways Podcast: The California State Rail Plan
This week we’re listening in on a conversation hosted by Seamless Bay Area about the 2024 update to the California State Rail Plan.
April 10, 2025
How America Can Reconnect Its Neighborhoods Before the Next Climate Catastrophe
America is replete with sprawling, disconnected neighborhoods that send residents out of their way by design. A new study explores just how bad it is — and what we can do about it.
January 20, 2025
States, We Need Your Vision to Get to ‘Zero’
State DOTs play a central role in the safety and sustainability of transportation systems because states set policies. Here are two that do it poorly and two that do it well.
Jenn Fox
December 25, 2023
How Sacramento’s Massive Bike Valet Program Is Fueling (and Funding) Its Cycling Movement
A Sacramento bike advocacy org is using bike valet service to steady the books while getting butts out of cars.
The post How Sacramento’s Massive Bike Valet Program Is Fueling (and Funding) Its Cycling Movement appeared first on Streetsblog USA.
George Kevin Jordan
July 27, 2023
Essay: Why Even The Most Progressive Cities Are Failing Their Car-Free Residents
As traffic violence has climbed over the past few years, a number of ostensibly progressive, climate-friendly cities have demonstrated that they are uninterested in taking even modest steps to support non-drivers.
May 18, 2023
