Kansas City Doesn’t Need New Roads — It Needs Sidewalks
Kansas City is considering an $800 million bond to repair infrastructure. Before any shovels get in the ground, the advocacy group BikeWalkKC wants to lay down some ground rules to ensure the investment is well-spent.
November 29, 2016
4 Ways Trump’s Transportation Plan Is Ripe for Corruption
While the vast sums we spend on infrastructure have always been vulnerable to various forms of corruption, the potential for Trump to game the system goes far beyond typical "highway to nowhere" graft. Here's a closer look at why.
November 28, 2016
What Seattle’s Doing to Help Poor Residents Afford Transit
Transit is an incredibly affordable way to get around, but for people struggling to make ends meet, fares are still difficult to pay for.
November 28, 2016
Don’t Forget to Expose Your City’s Parking Failures This Black Friday
It's that time of year again -- time to show how much space we waste on commercial parking!
November 23, 2016
Signs That the Car-Share Industry Is Losing Steam
Back in 2013, when Avis purchased Zipcar, car-share seemed like the wave of the future. But is the industry already peaking?
November 23, 2016
The Silent Epidemic: Families of Traffic Violence Victims Speak Out
In 2016, traffic deaths in America have continued an alarming upward trend, and are expected to reach about 35,000 by the end of the year. But statistics alone can numb us to the staggering human suffering they represent.
November 22, 2016
Steve Bannon Would Love to Team Up With Chuck Schumer on Infrastructure
Democrats like Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi are making a grave mistake when they line up to help Trump implement his infrastructure plan.
November 21, 2016
Advocates of Color are Elevating a Different Perspective on Safe Streets
Last week, advocates convened in Atlanta for the Untokening, a gathering for people who've felt isolated or tokenized within the safe streets movement, and an opportunity to put their perspectives front and center.
November 21, 2016
AZ Rep Ruben Gallego to Dems: Don’t Enable Trump’s Infrastructure Surge
Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi may be ready to bend over backward to work with Donald Trump on "infrastructure," but you can count Arizona Representative Ruben Gallego out.
November 18, 2016
America’s Electoral Systems Are Stacked Against Cities. What Comes Next?
Laws and institutions are systemically biased against people who live in cities.
November 18, 2016