Here’s Another Way to Promote Cycling: Meet The ‘Madrid Model’
The Madrid Model of "slow" lanes in the middle of roads could rival the Scandinavian model of protected lanes that separate cyclists from traffic altogether — if Americans will have it.
August 11, 2020
Dummköpfe! Audi Blasted for Horrendous Car Ad
With one simple image, the German auto manufacturer ignited a firestorm — in more ways than one.
August 5, 2020
Starting Today, New Yorkers Can ‘Subscribe’ to an E-Scooter
With Revel gone and no shared e-scooter companies filling the gap yet, a new company offers monthly "subscriptions" to "Tesla-quality" e-rides.
August 5, 2020
New COVID Relief Bill Gives Zero Dollars to Sustainable Transportation
Senate Republicans have released a new COVID-19 relief bill that allocates billions of dollars to air travel, but leaves zero dollars for the public transit systems that experts say are getting essential employees to work — and keeping our entire economy afloat.
July 28, 2020
Half of Americans Want Drivers Who Drive More to Pay More Tax
People are starting to get behind a VMT tax. (Um, so what's a vehicle miles traveled tax?)
July 21, 2020
Four Things to Know About Joe Biden’s Big Energy Plan
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden's $2-trillion infrastructure and energy plan released today somehow goes all-in on electric cars, transit, and environmental justice simultaneously.
July 14, 2020
Can Tactical Urbanism Support Equity? A Conversation with Mike Lydon and Tony Garcia
The creators of "tactical urbanism" sit down with Streetsblog to talk about where their quick-build methods are going in a historic moment that is finally centering real community engagement.
July 6, 2020
Houses Passes Transport Act, Which McConnell Dubs ‘A Green New Deal Masquerading As a Highway Bill’
But not everyone thinks reforming highway funding to better dress our climate change emergency is a bad thing.
July 2, 2020
Will Micromobility Firms Turn Riders Into Street Safety Advocates?
Will "Lime Action" succeed in the noble goal of supporting an advocate-set agenda for our mobility future? What is that agenda? Time will tell.
June 29, 2020
Study: Driverless Cars are Bad at Detecting Dark Skin
Driverless cars are worse at detecting darker skin pigments, meaning that autonomous vehicles might not solve the already disproportionate pedestrian death toll faced by black communities, according to a new study.
June 17, 2020
