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Let’s Buy an American Path Out of Car Dependency
Automakers are warning that they won't be able to meet demand for electric cars while also divesting from foreign supply chains — prompting some advocates to demand a decarbonization strategy that doesn't require 1,000-pound batteries.
August 4, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Sustainable Infrastructure for Cities
Why trees are social creatures and how they can help us save the planet.
July 23, 2022
What The Proposed GHG Rule Will (And Won’t) Do for the Climate
Federal regulators want local governments to track transportation sector emissions — but they can't do much to force communities to reduce those emissions, never mind doing so in ways that would address the other damages of car dependency, experts say.
July 21, 2022
ANALYSIS: So Should We All Be Deflating Our Neighbors’ SUV Tires?
Secretive activists are deflating SUV tires to physically force their drivers to find less dangerous and polluting ways to get around — and it's prompting a conversation about the role of illegal direct action in the movement to end car dependence.
June 28, 2022
UPDATED: Anti-SUV Activists Claim ‘Strike’ on Upper East Side
Pffft, there goes car culture.
June 28, 2022
Study: Cycling is 10x More Important Than Electric Cars For Reaching Net Zero
"We found that emissions from cycling can be more than 30 times lower than driving a fossil fuel car, and about 10 times lower than driving an electric one."
June 6, 2022
Study: Today’s EV Tax Credits Might Actually Increase Emissions
America's approach to incentivizing electric vehicle adoption may actually increase emissions in the long run, a new study finds.
April 14, 2022
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
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
