Foxx is a friend of transit
On Monday the Obama administration announced the president's pick to take over from Ray Lahood as secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The...
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'Accessibility' trumps traffic
Lately, I've been on a bit of a tear writing about traffic congestion and its impact on commuting. For instance, titles of some of my recent blogs include:...
Women and Traffic
This is not a blog about women drivers, I swear. That stereotype is ridiculous. Just ask anyone in my family and they'll tell you that my lovely wife is a much...
America needs clean transportation, not just clean cars
The Obama administration has taken historic strides to reduce America's dependence on oil, most notably by raising automobile fuel standards to 54.5 miles-per-...
Meet America's Mega-Commuters
In a recent blog post I mentioned the phenomenon of extreme or "mega-commuters" -- the nearly 600,000 U.S. workers who travel at least 90 minutes and 50 miles...
Walkable communities are healthier communities
Walk more, live better. That's according to a 10-year study just published in the journal Social Science & Medicine , which found that: for every local...