Right-sizing delivery vehicles

By Bart Hawkins Kreps, An Outside Chance

Cargo bikes can replace far heavier vehicles for a substantial share of urban deliveries. But should you buy a cargo bike for personal use? Probably not.

Highway to Hell: How Road Infrastructure Traps Us in an Unsustainable Nightmare (Episode 58 of Crazy Town)

By Asher Miller, Rob Dietz, Jason Bradford, Resilience.org

Don’t you wish we could power daily life on road rage, frustration, and righteous indignation? If that were possible, the U.S. highway system would be the best investment of all time.

Can a major city go car-free? Berlin might know soon enough

By Patrick Maynad, YES! magazine

A group of activists in the German capital are pushing an ambitious plan to eliminate private vehicles in the city center, an area twice as big as Manhattan.

“Greening” Our Commutes

By John Pattison, Strong Towns

The good news: We can get cleaner commutes right now by building cities that are walkable and bikeable. What if commuting by car or truck wasn’t an absolute necessity for so many people?

Healthy, peaceful and more equitable – life in the low-car city

By Bart Hawkins Kreps, An Outside Chance

Where Building the Cycling City focused on the freedom to bike safely, Curbing Traffic pays more attention to the benefits of a low-car city for those who are not, at any given time, on bikes.

Paris on Two Wheels: Leading the Race?

By Luis Nicolas Jachmann, Green European Journal

Since the first lockdown, Paris has become the test site for an ambitious cycling project, rolling out new infrastructure and remapping its transport routes.

A Plug for Electric Vehicles

By Joel Stronberg, Civil Notion

The electrification of the transportation sector is not just about the environment. It is about the global competitiveness of US industry. To compete abroad requires the ability and capacity to compete domestically.

Oil Industry and Allies Look to Pump Brakes on Democrats’ Plans to Move Transportation Off Petroleum

By Dana Drugmand, DeSmog Blog

This week Congressional Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives put forward policies, including passing a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill on July 1, aimed at cleaning up the number one source of carbon pollution in America — the transportation sector.

The Long and Shart of Extreme Travel (Episode 15 of Crazy Town)

By Asher Miller, Rob Dietz, Jason Bradford, Resilience.org

Coronavirus has put the kibosh on frivolous travel for the moment, but we might want to do some reflecting before returning to business as usual. Prior to the outbreak, you were constantly told to put on your traveling shoes, cue up some good music for a journey (no, not the band Journey), and pack your bags. But maybe this is the perfect time to start a new conversation about travel and begin aligning our actions with our values.

Make Room for the Bus: Review

By Bart Hawkins Kreps, An Outside Chance

While new light-rail systems, subways, inter-urban commuter trains all have their place, simply giving buses preference on existing roads could improve urban quality of life while bringing carbon emissions down – long before the planning and approval process for new train lines is complete.

The Netherlands Cleared Cars from its Cities. Why Can’t other Cities?

By Melissa Bruntlett, Chris Bruntlett, Island Press

Just as the Dutch stood up and ultimately created some of the most cycling friendly streets on the planet, so too can New Yorkers, Londoners and others around the world. The people are asking, now it’s up to our representatives to answer the call.

Pedal Power: The Cycling Revolution Cleaning our Air, Clearing Congestion, Tackling Climate Breakdown and Improving Health

By Rapid Transition Alliance Staff, Rapid Transition Alliance

Car use may have risen enormously in the last 30 years in most countries, but some places have managed to get people out of motorised transport and on their bikes in huge numbers, reducing carbon emissions and increasing health and wellbeing.