Jun 9, 2026
What does it take to make a street safer for everyone? In the US, it typically requires a combination of tragedy, grassroots organizing, and political leadership. Even when these ingredients come together, success is never guaranteed, as so many projects become battles about more than just bike lanes. Changing Lanes, a...
May 26, 2026
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See the USA in your... Toyota?
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May 19, 2026
Antonio Reynoso, Claire Valdez, and Julie Won are all running in the June 23 Democratic primary for New York's 7th congressional district. That’s the seat that opened up when veteran Democratic politician Nydia Velazquez announced she was retiring. It’s a traditionally progressive district, covering neighborhoods in...
May 12, 2026
Just as it is with road safety, so much of how Americans talk about health pushes the responsibility for eating right and exercising onto the individual, ignoring the many structural barriers that prevent people from making “good” choices. Through her newsletter, She’s a Beast, and her bestselling book A Physical...
Apr 28, 2026
Streets can be more than places to move and store cars—they can be places for children to grow and thrive. Alice Ferguson and Tim Gill are the UK-based authors of a new paper called “Streets for Play, Streets for Freedom: How a ‘child lens’ would transform transport policy.” Each of them has decades of...