Austin helps companies attract talent by making it easier to commute without...
There are many reasons to embrace transportation demand management (TDM), among them environmental, public health, and economic benefits. But as commutes in metro areas all over the country become...
View ArticleBus riders take cars off the road. But when traffic backs up, they suffer the...
Whenever someone hops on a bus, they’re not just choosing a safe, efficient transportation option. They’re also doing drivers a huge favor, as every car removed from the road means less traffic...
View ArticleWhy biking must be explicitly added to the Green New Deal
Now’s the time for sweeping climate change legislation that will reduce carbon emissions in the United States. That’s where the popular Green New Deal (GND) comes in, a proposal from newly-elected Rep....
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Can LED streetlights save cities money without negative health consequences?
Los Angeles uses its excess electricity to charge electric vehicles. Copenhagen goes even further, with a fully integrated traffic system that prioritizes buses and bikes – and can even flash lights to...
View ArticleEuropeans die more per capita from vehicle emissions, study finds
Air pollution kills a lot of people – about 7.6 percent of the world population in 2016. Many factors cause air pollution, from household fires for cooking and heating, to (you guessed it) cars. A...
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The best place for public transportation ads? Highway billboards
This article is adapted from a shorter op-ed in our latest Express newsletter. To Keep up with The Mobility Lab-ians, subscribe to the Express. Tying extreme weather events to climate change might be...
View ArticleE-ZPass lets you pay tolls across jurisdictions. Could you pay transit fares...
When my family and I drove to Washington, DC recently, we spotted an opportunity to bridge the difference between driving and transit. We realized there is a way to enhance transit in almost every...
View ArticleThe best way to teach kids about sustainability? Drive less
Kids learn from watching – and then adopting – the behavior of adults. Which is why the best way to teach children to adopt behaviors that are good for them and the planet is to adopt those behaviors...
View ArticleHow environmental warning labels at gas pumps could change our transportation...
There are plenty of economic tools out there that could help align our transportation behavior with our climate change mitigation goals. Unfortunately, these tools are often politically challenging to...
View ArticleHow to Defend Urbanism in a Pandemic-Scarred America
2020 has been a rough year for the American city. As COVID-19 spread unchecked through the streets, subways, offices, and crowded households of New York City in early March, it wound up exposing the...
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