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The Infrastructure Bill: What’s In It For Us?
President Biden's $1.2-trillion "infrastructure" bill passed the House late on Friday evening and was hailed by a POTUS needing a win as a “once-in-a-generation investment.” But what's really in it?
November 7, 2021
New ‘Induced Demand’ Calculator Shows Exactly How Much Driving Your City’s Highway Expansion Will Encourage
A new calculator shows the real impacts of proposed highway expansions in their communities — and the experts behind the project hope that transportation agencies will someday be required to use it, too.
October 20, 2021
Autonomous Taxis Could Speed Up Climate Change
Autonomous vehicles may make our skies dirtier, even if they’re shared and electric, a new study finds.
June 4, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: A New Conversation about Development Finance
April 29, 2021
SUV and Pickup Purchases Soar — But Who’s Buying?
Americans set a new record last month for SUV and pickup truck sales. Who's buying all these giant cars?
April 21, 2021
Oregon Advocates Sue to Stop Racist Portland Highway Expansion
April 6, 2021
Why The U.S. Needs a Bold 2030 Mode Shift Target
March 30, 2021
Highway Boondoggles 2020: Boston’s Big Choice
Will the commonwealth will invest in a bold, transformative plan that will help it meet its transportation and climate goals, or will it rebuild the auto-intensive infrastructure of generations ago?
January 4, 2021
Myth Busted: Uber and Lyft Aren’t Addressing Transit Deserts
Most Uber and Lyft trips aren’t bolstering transportation options in transit deserts, but are being taken in majority white and more affluent neighborhoods.
November 24, 2020
Helsinki Accomplished ‘Vision Zero’ in 2019
Helsinki, home to 631,695 people, recorded zero pedestrian or cyclist fatalities on its streets for the entire calendar year.
February 12, 2020
