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Programs that Pay Residents to Give Up Cars Gain Support Worldwide

By Kea Wilson | Apr 16, 2021 | No Comments

France may soon pay its residents to trade their private cars for e-bikes, vehicle-share services, and even transit passes — and the move is re-igniting the conversation about unconventional ways our governments can subsidize the greenest modes of transportation.

Cincinnati's Eastern Bypass boondoggle was proposed as a possible alternative to replacing the aging Brent Spence Bridge, above. Image: Landline via Creative Commons

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Meet 2020’s Worst Highway Boondoggles: The Cincinnati Eastern Bypass

By Gideon Weissman and Matt Casale | Dec 15, 2020 | No Comments

The project would also lead to more driving and more pollution. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet found that the project is likely to increase the number of vehicles traveling in the area by thousands of trips per day.

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‘National Pedestrian Safety Month’ Campaign Is An Offensive Parade of Dangerous Traffic Violence Myths

By Kea Wilson | Oct 1, 2020 | No Comments

Our tax dollars paid for this? The first federally funded "National Pedestrian Safety Month" is centered around a press campaign aimed at blaming walkers themselves.

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Meet the McCloskeys: How Private Places Act as a Form of Spatial Anti-Blackness in St. Louis

By Kea Wilson | Jul 1, 2020 | No Comments

Two white homeowners threatened the lives of Black Lives Mater protesters in on a private street in St. Louis on Sunday, raising new questions about anti-Black racism in pseudo-public space.

The project to widen Interstate 5 in Portland will only bring more congestion. Photo: KHSU.org

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Talking Headways Podcast: Congestion Pricing in the United States

By Jeff Wood | Jun 19, 2020 | No Comments

Brianne Eby of the Eno Center for Transportation talks about the group's new report on congestion pricing.

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Here’s Why McConnell Is Wrong on the Gas Tax

By Aaron Short | Oct 14, 2019 | No Comments

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already signaled that he will oppose significantly altering the gas tax, which is currently 18.3 cents per gallon. He should relent. Here's why.

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