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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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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In 2021, nearly 7,500 pedestrians died in traffic crashes -- the most in 40 years.
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The problems of America’s car dependency are staring us in the face. So are the solutions.
America’s auto-centric transportation system is wrecking our health and the environment, but through proven policies and existing technologies, we can fix that.
Less traffic, more death: A bizarre 2020 should make us rethink our transportation priorities
Traffic fell and deaths rose on America's roads during a pandemic-challenged 2020. That should make us think long and hard about what really matters in transportation in the post-COVID "new normal."
Infrastructure is coming! Let’s get it right.
If America's infrastructure conversation can turn to the question of what projects are actually necessary to solve our most pressing challenges, then there is an opportunity to carry out a plan that will leave the country better off both now and in the long run.
Paying off a car loan was hard enough. Then the pandemic hit.
What can the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database tell us about the tricks and scams faced by consumers buying or leasing a vehicle? And what can we do about?
Hope is a thing with wheels: Bicycling toward a better future post-COVID
Bicycling is a reminder that a different world is possible – a world where people move a bit slower but more joyfully; where our neighborhoods are transformed from places to get through as quickly as possible to sites of exploration, wonder and genuine community; and where the pollution and noise of cars and trucks is seen for what it is: optional, and not an unalterable fact of life.
Experts
Dutzik
Tony
Dutzik
Associate Director and Senior Policy Analyst, Frontier Group
Horrox
James
Horrox
Policy Analyst, Frontier Group