Remembering Jim Oberstar, Architect of Federal Bike Funding Programs
Rep. Jim Oberstar died peacefully in his sleep early Saturday morning at the age of 79. He represented Minnesota's 8th Congressional district for 18 terms, from 1975 to 2011.
May 5, 2014
Could the Strava App Provide the Biking and Walking Data Cities Crave?
Strava may be making the leap from feel-good gadget for hard core exercise buffs to serious planning tool for cities looking to improve active transportation.
May 2, 2014
Talking Headways Podcast: California Über Alles
Welcome to our all-California, all-the-time episode of the Talking Headways podcast.
May 1, 2014
How the GROW AMERICA Act Could Modernize Federal Transportation Policy
Yesterday, U.S. DOT did something it hadn’t done for a decade: submit a surface transportation authorization bill to Congress.
April 30, 2014
Obama Administration Sends Transportation Bill to Congress
The Obama administration today sent Congress its proposal for a multi-year transportation bill, which it's calling the GROW AMERICA Act. The bill, based on the budget proposal President Obama released two months ago, relies on corporate tax reform to raise $87 billion to fill the hole in the Highway Trust Fund. The four-year bill would cost $302 billion.
April 29, 2014
Photo Contest: Send Us Your Soggy, Snowy, Rain-Soaked Walk or Bike Ride!
This year has dealt us some crazy weather, from the polar vortex to drenching thunderstorms. We know you didn't hide all winter in a car. You were out walking the walk and riding the bike, whatever the weather. We hope you got a picture of it!
April 21, 2014
The Death Toll From Cars Is Even Higher Than You Thought
Ten days ago, a four-year-old boy near Houston was killed when a neighbor backed his pickup truck over him. At least 50 times a week, people back their cars over kids in the U.S. On average, two of those 50 incidents are fatal. But you won’t see them represented in official crash statistics.
April 21, 2014
Talking Headways Podcast: Escobar’s Escalator
Did you go to the World Urban Forum in Medellín, Colombia, last week? Neither did your hosts Jeff Wood and I, but we sure found a lot to say about it anyway on this week's Talking Headways podcast. Medellín's remarkable urban transformation -- undertaken in the midst of war -- has gotten a lot of well-deserved attention lately for making the city's transportation infrastructure more equitable.
April 17, 2014
Transit Union and Sierra Club Join Forces for Earth Day and Beyond
Earth Day is a week from tomorrow. How many people will drive to their local environmental festival without even a second thought to how they got there?
April 15, 2014
Uncle Sam Wants You to Drive: 5 Tax Breaks for Cars in the U.S. Tax Code
It’s April 15. If you bought an electric car in 2013, you can claim a tax break today. If you bought a plug-in hybrid, you can get a tax break today. But if you don’t own a car and walk to work instead? Sorry, Charlie.
April 15, 2014