Uber, Lyft Have Long Screwed Gig Workers with ‘Independent Contractor’ Scam — Now Taxpayers Provide the Bailout
Taxi apps have a long history of denying workers basic protections. That's blowing up in all our faces right now.
March 26, 2020
Look How Well the Freight Industry Can Work When Cars are Banished from U.S. Highways!
We don't need more roads. We just need cars off those roads so our delivery infrastructure can work.
March 25, 2020
Trump Says COVID-19 Deaths May Be the Price Pay For A Strong Economy — Just Like Traffic Deaths
Deadly car crashes are not the price we must pay to sustain our civilization. Neither are coronavirus deaths.
March 24, 2020
During COVID-19, Lime and Bird Pull Back; Spin Steps Up
Micromobility companies are proving their mettle — or lack thereof.
March 20, 2020
Study: Most Car Owners Wish They Didn’t Have to Drive
The problem is, our auto-centric communities force them to make choices that they wish they didn't have to make.
March 19, 2020
Lowering Speed Limits Will Help Stop COVID-19
The last thing our hospitals need right now is more car crash injuries.
March 16, 2020
Big Data Could Revolutionize Transportation. Is That a Good Thing?
Most of us are already sharing our location with private corporations almost every day. Could we use that data for good — or do we need to fight Big Brother?
March 13, 2020
Memo from Seattle: Burying Crumbling Urban Highways Isn’t the Answer
It's tunnel vision! Lawmakers in New York are looking to Seattle for advice on how to fix a crumbling highway — but the Emerald City's experiment with a highway tunnel is no model. Here's why.
March 4, 2020
The Broken Promises of the Uber/Lyft Ride-Share Revolution
This "revolution" only exaggerated the worst aspects of car culture.
March 3, 2020
U.S. Breaks With World on Pledge to Cut Roadway Deaths
American delegates distanced themselves from key elements of a global safety pledge that would halve road deaths in 10 years.
February 24, 2020