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Talking Headways Podcast: Measuring Emissions Reduction for Bike Commutes
We talk to Mark Kabbash about his new system for measuring and verifying bike commuting to obtain carbon avoidance credits.
August 21, 2025
This Company Wants to Help More Americans Buy Used E-Bikes
Trade wars in Washington are having a chilling effect on the U.S. bike market. Could selling more used cycles fill the gap?
August 21, 2025
Advocates Beg DOT Sec. Duffy to Give Up Space and Fix Transit On Earth
Transportation Secretary/acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. But a lot of Americans just want the bus to come on time.
August 21, 2025
OPINION: NYC Has Noise Cameras To Catch Loud Cars. Why Aren’t We Funding It?
The Adams administration is supposed to install 25 of them by the end of September. What's going on?
August 20, 2025
No, Washington Post, Driver’s Ed Isn’t The ‘Main Cause’ of Our Road Violence Crisis
The paper's recent article blamed bad driver's ed for America's dismal roadway safety stats — but that's just wrong.
August 20, 2025
CLARION CALL: Straphangers Demand Better Bus Service
Last week's historic 34th Street bus challenge — in which Team Pedestrian once again trounced the M34 — reiterated the age old question: Where is the damn bus and why don't our elected officials care?
August 19, 2025
OPINION: What Do You Call a Cyclist Who’s Been Hit By an E-Biker?
Much as our contributor hates to admit it, she thinks twice every time she gets on her bike since being hit by an e-bike.
August 19, 2025
Four Policies Progressives Are Backing for the Next Big Transportation Bill
Progressives (like Ed Markey above) are refusing to water down their ambitions in the face of a deeply divided Washington.
August 19, 2025
RED LIGHT: Tremont Ave. Busway is the Latest Project Stalled by City Hall
Another day, another busway delay.
August 18, 2025
The ‘Disconnect’: City Traffic Cops Ignore Severe Parking Scofflaws
The NYPD's Traffic Enforcement Agents don't check the city towing database, which means thousands of drivers keep on driving.
August 18, 2025
