One of the premises of Des Fitzgerald’s book The Living City (Ep 456) is that he’s not quite been sold on the benefits of trees to cities or human health. He’s not saying there isn’t a connection, but he also believes the research is not quite as solid as people make it out to be

This week on the podcast we’re Han Solo but we’ve got some great news and information for you including items on Beverly Hills residents being denied permits for underground pools, we’ve got money for transit operations in a house bill, and we’re noticing the Introvert Economy is in full swing.  Come join us, we were

CA State Senator Scott Wiener will introduce two traffic safety bills to reduce traffic deaths. He detailed them both in a thread on Twitter. The first would require auto manufacturers to add a speed limiter to vehicles that only allows ten miles above a speed limit. The second would require Caltrans to upgrade safety features

This week we’re joined by Angie Schmitt, Owner and Principal at 3MPH Planning and Consulting. We chat about changing travel behavior in cities, the impact of recent social isolation on social trust, and polarization in policy solutions. To listen to this episode, visit Streetsblog USA or our hosting archive. Below is a full unedited AI

There’s been a lot of discussion about loneliness after it was declared to be an epidemic by the US Surgeon General. Yesterday we shared an item by Alan Ehrenhalt on the subject but we’re also seeing the idea splinter off into what I believe are related sub-discussions. There are a couple of items that connect

One of the things about the Inflation Reduction Act that’s really interesting is that it allows direct pay for cities and other tax-exempt entities. What this means is that tax credits can be treated like refundable tax payments and large utility projects like solar funded by cities or publicly owned utilities can get up to

A new analysis shared by the Seattle environmental group Coltura and featured in the New York Times found that 10% of drivers go over 40,000 miles per year, but make up 1/3rd of gasoline use for the United States. In some states it’s seen as an imperative that these folks switch to electric vehicles as

This week we’re joined by Beth Osborne, Vice President for Transportation and Thriving Communities at Smart Growth America. We chat about the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure Rule that will make State DOTs and MPOs measure emissions on the federal highway system. We also talk about how Beth thinks we have things lining up for positive

Seoul South Korea is piloting a ‘climate card’ that allows unlimited transit trips for $47 a month to boost ridership after pandemic drops. Another $2 gets you unlimited bike share trips as well. They hope to boost transit ridership with the card which is a pretty amazing deal when you think about it. But it

This week on Mondays we’re Han Solo! We’ve got a great set of news items for your consideration.  We talk about manufactured housing, dangerous driving, Winnipeg transit, and a Pew study about housing supply in Minneapolis with some interesting results. Below are links to the items we shared on the show. Join our February Happy