Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa introduced a Complete Streets Act to push cities and towns to design their streets for people, bicyclists, and traffic all together. Streetsblog is cautiously pleased but sees “Hummer-sized loopholes”. Here’s Smart Growth America’s analysis (they’re strongly for it.)

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.