Less driving is possible
Residents of several states and cities have driven fewer miles on average in recent years than they did two decades ago. This decline suggests that Americans’ high levels of driving are not inevitable.
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Shifting Gears
Wider highways don’t solve congestion. So why are we still knocking down homes to build them?
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America needs a “roads review”
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Fact file: Driving came roaring back in 2021
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In 2021, nearly 7,500 pedestrians died in traffic crashes -- the most in 40 years.
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Electric buses may be coming to a city near you
With air pollution plaguing much of America this summer, communities are embracing clean buses
Where’s my flying car? Who cares?
New technologies can solve problems - or make them worse. In the chase for technofixes like flying cars, it's important to know when to pump the brakes.
More driving doesn’t make America better off
As Uber wanes, a new life for carsharing?
New and exciting models of carsharing are emerging that have the potential to live up to much of the mode’s initial promise, while also serving as a vanguard for America’s transition to electric vehicles.
Our transportation finance system doesn’t work. Here’s how to fix it.
In the early 20th century, policymakers designed a system of pricing and paying for transportation geared toward meeting the needs of the times. A century later, the times have changed, but that system hasn’t – and it’s holding us back.
Experts
Dutzik
Tony
Dutzik
Associate Director and Senior Policy Analyst, Frontier Group
Horrox
James
Horrox
Policy Analyst, Frontier Group