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Talking Headways Podcast: Thinking Regionally About New York
How the Interborough Express got traction, and other tales of transit in the Big City.
June 3, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: A ‘Communities First’ Infrastructure Alliance
Why this is an important moment for infrastructure equity.
May 20, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Measuring Transportation Insecurity
This week, we're talking about transportation insecurity — who has it and who doesn't.
May 12, 2022
THE BRAKE: Why Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Zoning
What if any American could tell at a glance how her unique local land use policies influence the way she and her neighbors get around, without having to dig through a mountain of arcane jargon to get there?
May 10, 2022
Why Can’t We Have Nice Things? Denver Offering Rebates on E-Bike Purchases
Colorado is high ... on getting e-bikes into the hands of drivers. Meanwhile, New York only subsidizes electric cars.
April 30, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Project Costs and Solutions
Paul Lewis, policy director at the Eno Center for Transportation, discusses "Saving Time and Making Cents: A Blueprint for Building Transit Better" — about the differences between highway and transit capital projects and ways to create better governance and lower costs.
February 24, 2022
Biden is All In on EVs — But Will that Just Create a New Generation of Car Dependence?
In doing so, the White House ensured that car culture will continue to help set the agenda on transportation policy after more than 70 years of misguided, deadly mistakes.
February 14, 2022
OPINION: How the U.S. Transportation System Fuels Inequality
Transportation policies prioritizing private vehicle use leave the poor and people of color behind.
February 8, 2022
New City Hall Climate Teams Must Focus On Transportation Emissions Reductions, Advocates Say
What does Mayor Adams’s new climate office mean for the main challenges: reducing car ownership and overturning years of environmental racism?
February 2, 2022
Feds Endorse a ‘Vision Zero’ Goal for America’s Deadly Roadways
For the first time in history, the United States Department of Transportation has committed to using every available resource to end roadway deaths.
January 27, 2022
