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Trump’s ‘EV Mandate’ Does Not Exist. But Car Dependency Does — And We Can End It

The new president has sworn to unravel Biden's EV plans. But would they have been enough to decarbonize the transportation sector without confronting how much Americans drive?

January 27, 2025

Urban Banning: Single-Family Districts Exempted from ‘Transit-Oriented Development’

"Exempting single-family from transit oriented development makes the least sense from a planning perspective," said one housing expert.

November 26, 2024

When Car Dependency Meets Climate Disaster

How does car dependency make weathering a storm harder, and what can we do about it? We sat down with two experts from the Urban Institute to find out.

October 16, 2024

Car Ownership is Keeping Americans From Financial Stability

As car costs continue to surge, American drivers are taking drastic measures to stay on the road — with troubling societal implications.

March 25, 2024

Why Democrats and Republicans Alike Keep Expanding Highways

It’s not too late for their state to chart a better path forward — but politics gets in the way.

September 14, 2023