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Talking Headways Podcast: Open Mobility as a Service
This week we’re joined by Andrew Salzberg, head of policy at Transit App. Salzberg talks with us about Transit’s "Guide to Open Mobility as a Service" and discusses how policy can create a better travel experience for everyone.
July 8, 2021
I Watched ‘F9’ So Other Bike/Ped Advocates Don’t Have To
Recently, someone made the hilarious mistake of inviting me, Kea Wilson, a person who literally writes about how America needs to end car crashes for a living, to go see the latest installment in the “Fast and the Furious” franchise.
July 7, 2021
E-bikes Included in CA Budget Bill: $10 Million in Incentives
But equity language, which would have aimed incentives towards those least able to afford e-bikes, has been stripped out
July 7, 2021
SPUR Talk: Bullet Trains and Small Cities
A look at how high-speed rail can transform medium and small cities
July 6, 2021
Multi-State Climate Plan Fails To Please All Advocates
The latest version of a multistate plan to lower transportation emissions represents an improvement, but still doesn’t go far enough on environmental-justice issues, some advocates say.
July 6, 2021
Study: Driving to Save Time Just Slows Everyone Down
In a new study that confirms something that has long been clear to anyone who’s ever gotten in a car, researchers have found that transportation planners who try to decrease travel times by making driving more convenient are basically ensuring that their communities will be choked by gridlock, and everyone will have a slower route to their destinations.
July 6, 2021
An American Buys an E-Bike Every 52 Seconds
The two-wheeled electric vehicle revolution is taking off — but is Washington up to the task?
July 1, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: Coordinating Pandemic Transit
This week we’re joined by Robert del Rosario, director of service development for AC Transit in Oakland to talk about the pandemic, what’s needed to get riders coming back, and what sustainable revenue might look like going forward.
July 1, 2021
Budget Negotiations Hold Active Transportation, Other Funds Hostage
While no one will say, it might be a part of stalled negotiations on High Speed Rail
June 30, 2021
The Newest Bike-Friendly County in the U.S. Is In…Suburban Idaho?
A massive transportation authority in Idaho is promising to build protected bike lanes whenever they resurface the most dangerous multi-lane roads in its region, and some advocates think state DOTs across the country should follow that lead.
June 30, 2021