Taco Bell Ditching Drive-Thrus in Cities
The chain is planning to open more than 300 restaurants without drive-thrus by 2022.
October 2, 2017
Car Dependence Is a Poverty Trap That States Exploit to Raise Money
State and local governments in much of the country use the threat of drivers license suspension to impose fines and sanctions that can entrap people in a vicious cycle of indebtedness.
September 29, 2017
Public Schools Shouldn’t Undermine Walkability
An Atlanta suburb wants to build a new school in a walkable setting, but with a huge surface parking lot.
September 28, 2017
Public Health Experts Give America an “F” on Walkability
The U.S. gets failing grades on walkability in a withering new report from the National Physical Activity Plan, a coalition that includes public health behemoths like the American Cancer Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Medical Association.
September 27, 2017
Advocates Score a Win for Climate Realism at U.S. DOT
The NRDC fended off a White House attack on an Obama-era rule aimed at documenting and forecasting the impact of state transportation policies on carbon emissions.
September 27, 2017
DC Gives New Dockless Bike-Share Services a Trial Run
In cities that already have established bike-share systems, can new companies complement existing options in a way that improves service for the public?
September 26, 2017
Nine States Sue Trump Administration for Blocking Climate Progress at U.S. DOT
Presidents don't get to pick and choose which federal rules they comply with.
September 25, 2017
Congrats, Seattle — You Have the Sorriest Bus Stop in America
Readers choose a bus stop between a high-speed road and an active freight rail line as the worst in our field of 16 sorry bus stops.
September 22, 2017
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s Bogus Fiscal Conservatism Doesn’t Apply to Highways
The governor who killed a $3 billion Baltimore light rail project out of faux fiscal prudence yesterday announced $9 billion in highway expansions.
September 22, 2017
The Campaign to Fix Atlanta’s Most Dangerous Street and Preserve Its Immigrant Cultures
Can Buford Highway, the most dangerous road in Georgia, become a walkable place for the immigrant communities that call it home?
September 21, 2017
