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How Your Car is Doubling as a Data Collection Device — And Who’s Profiting
Cars and the infrastructure that support them are spying on all of us. What will it take to keep them in check?
August 7, 2023
Smartphones Distract Drivers Behind the Wheel — But Can Could They Also Help Them Pay Attention?
They’re indispensable. They’re addictive. They can also be dangerous.
August 1, 2023
What is ‘Personal Rapid Transit’ — And Can it Really Replace Buses and Trains?
Is a shared autonomous vehicle on a dedicated track really the same as public transportation? San Jose thinks so — and officials are about to bet big on it.
June 22, 2023
New Tool Maps Sidewalks From the Sky — And Encourages Cities to Fill The Gaps
Cities across America will soon be able to easily map their pedestrian infrastructure using the power of artificial intelligence — and challenge them to have a long overdue conversation about why those networks have such an acceptable number of gaps. Now there are no excuses.
March 28, 2023
Can An App That Pays Americans to Walk Get Them To Leave Their Cars At Home?
November 1, 2022
How Tech Billionaires are Threatening America’s Transportation Future
Author Paris Marx reveals exactly what's wrong with the fantasies of some of the most prominent transportation tech "visionaries" of our time, and draws a blueprint for a better mobility system based on serving the needs of the many.
September 14, 2022
The Brake: How To Quash Arguments Against ‘Speed Limiting’ Technology
Today on Kea Wilson’s podcast, The Brake, mobility researcher David Zipper gives a breakdown of the most common speed-limiting technologies available today, and to share how he responds to six of the most common concerns about them — from the valid to the downright silly.
September 6, 2022
Three GOP Senators Want to Protect Motorists’ Ability to Drive Drunk
A new bill from three Senate Republicans would repeal a law that aimed to end drunk driving.
August 1, 2022
Opinion: Stop Trusting Elon Musk — on Tunnels, on Teslas, on Everything
It’s time to set aside Musk’s BS and focus on solutions we know will work: reducing the negative externalities of driving by reducing vehicle miles traveled—not substituting one engine for another or replacing drivers with a computer.
July 26, 2022
Could Bogota’s Model for Congestion Pricing Work in the U.S.?
A congestion-pricing project in one of South America’s most congested cities could emerge as a possible solution in U.S. cities eying similar traffic management solutions.
July 19, 2022
