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UN Climate Report: We Can’t Solve Global Warming Without More Walking
We need to build walkable, mixed- use communities as a key strategy in fighting climate change.
April 7, 2022
Buttigieg’s New Emissions Standards Fail to Close ‘Light Truck Loophole’
U.S. DOT announced new emissions rules last week — but, once again, the strictest standards won't apply to the biggest, dirtiest cars.
April 5, 2022
KOMANOFF: A New York Gas-Tax Holiday Will Enrich Those Who Least Need It
Rich families will benefit nearly six times as much as the poorest. So why are Democrats for it?
March 31, 2022
Ten Ways the U.S. Can Cut Gas Reliance Right Now (But Probably Can’t)
A top intergovernmental organization released a 10-point plan to cut gasoline use worldwide in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine — but the U.S. will have trouble actually implementing it without an upheaval on our national transportation culture.
March 23, 2022
Advocates to Biden: Car Dependence — Not Gas Prices — Is America’s Real Crisis
The U.S. ban on Russian oil has sustainable transportation advocates urging leaders to take action before surging gas prices overwhelm American families — by giving them access to the active and shared transportation they have long needed.
March 10, 2022
Op-Ed: Why We Are Relaunching the Future of Transportation Caucus
We are relaunching the Future of Transportation Caucus because our work to build more equitable, accessible, and sustainable transportation systems is far from finished and we cannot miss this opportunity to deliver for our communities.
January 24, 2022
RETURN TO SENDER: USPS Decarbonization Plan is Weak, Say Advocates
Sustainability leaders are furious at the United States Postal Service for dragging its feet on ditching gas-powered trucks — and the agency doesn't seem to be considering cargo bikes, either.
January 11, 2022
National Year In Review 2021: First, the Bad News…
It's time for our year-in-review. Let's get the bad news out of the way first.
December 23, 2021
Report: Climate Goals Impossible Unless Sustainable Transport Claims 40 Percent of Mode Share
We really have to do way more.
November 12, 2021
COP26 ‘Transport Day’ Ignored Everything But EVs
The agenda for "transport day" at COP26 Glasgow is dominated almost entirely by electric cars. So, in other words, the planet is screwed.
November 11, 2021
