Posts by Jeff Wood — Contributor
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National links: America’s transportation engineers lack adequate training
America’s transportation engineers need better education. The misery of being a big city mayor. Annual list of transit projects opening or under construction released. Keep reading…
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National links: Widening highways doesn’t work, but US transportation leaders keep doing it
Why do transportation leaders keep widening highways if it doesn’t work? Colorado governor to tackle housing affordability by reducing sprawl. Car culture leaves Britons in transport poverty. Keep reading…
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National links: No, you’re not the only one with noisy neighbors
Yes, the sounds your neighbors make are annoying you. The future of cities is underground? Commute distance never changes. Keep reading…
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National links: The case against fare-free transit
What are the costs of free transit and are they worth it? How electric vehicles are not the broad-stroke solution to climate change. How can we better sense our environment? Keep reading…
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National links: How concrete threatens the cities we build with it
Climate-warming concrete shapes our cities. A $100 billion lesson on how not to build transit. Short-term rentals creating small town problems. Keep reading…
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National links: Peculiar purple lights illuminate issues for city street lighting
Why streetlights are turning purple. How walking helps us think. Repurposing federal highway money for transit. Keep reading…
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National links: Rethinking the role of community feedback
Community feedback needs reform. Secretary Buttigieg on active transportation. The end of the urban drug store? Keep reading…
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National links: This month marks 100 years of car-centered streets
The centennial of auto dependence. Why US transit projects are so expensive. Home prices are dropping unevenly across the country. Keep reading…
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National links: Protected bike lanes improving global climate
Big climate impacts of protected bike lanes. The importance of allowing citizens to manage their time. Libraries adding bikes to collections. Keep reading…
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National links: Office commutes scrutinized in efforts to reduce emissions
Office buildings’ largest emission is the commute. Charlotte’s uptown highway wall. Rethinking the benefit of community input. Keep reading…