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In Their Own Words: New Yorkers Want Congestion Pricing … And Now
Some amazingly eloquent New Yorkers speaking out for relief from constant abuse by car drivers.
September 27, 2021
What Would Our Cities Look Like If AVs Ruled the Roads?
Autonomous vehicles could unleash a second wave of suburban sprawl that makes cities inhospitable to people outside cars in new ways — unless governments adopt policies to soften their impact now, a new study argues.
September 27, 2021
Op-Ed: Will States and Feds Let Cities Tame Urban Highways?
Urban highways are a fixture of city life in the U.S. — but much of the time cities don’t control them. Could that change?
September 24, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: The Community Knows What it Wants
This week we’re joined by Duncan Hwang, interim co-director of the Asian Pacific Network of Oregon, and Gauri Rajbaidya, architect and senior associate at SERA. They chat with us about community-driven development in Portland’s Jade District and how it's connected to the rest of the region.
September 24, 2021
Who’s protecting and maintaining Chicago’s protected bike lanes?
Sadly, it seems that many bike lane obstructions are still going unaddressed, which can put people on bikes in danger.
September 24, 2021
Top Ten California Automated Vehicle Policy Strategies
Our team, at UC Davis and UC Berkeley, has developed a menu of options to set California on a path toward automated vehicle safety, social equity, mobility, and sustainability.
September 24, 2021
Why Transit Planners Need to Talk About Public Health
Baltimore is failing to deliver quality transit to the predominantly low-income neighborhoods of color that need it most, a new report from public health researchers argues — and the analysis they used to identify those areas could serve as template for other cities committed to mobility justice, too.
September 23, 2021
America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Child Endangerment Edition
In a rational world, a product that's routinely involved in the deaths and serious injuries of thousands of children every year would be immediately pulled from the market...or at least, maybe kids wouldn't be featured in hundreds of ads.
September 22, 2021
OPINION: ‘Playable’ Cities Are the Next Public-Space Frontier
How everyday infrastructure and street furniture can stoke human imagination — and contribute to residents' well being.
September 22, 2021
New Appointment to California Transportation Commission: Clarissa Falcon
Senate Rules Committee appoints Clarissa Reyes Falcon to the California Transportation Commission.
September 22, 2021
