Sunday, June 1, 2025

Better build another highway: The Legacy Parkway story

Gently curving through wetlands southeast of the Great Salt Lake, Utah’s Legacy Parkway has been characterized as an example of a state DOT making...

Mind the gap: USDOT’s first take on reconnecting communities

Residents of Fowler, CA assess current conditions along State Highway 99 and Golden Street Corridor, which did not receive a Reconnecting Communities grant in...

New Community Connectors grant program and resources for advocates

A new grant program from Smart Growth America will help advance locally driven projects that will reconnect communities separated or harmed by transportation infrastructure...

The bridge proposal that refuses to die

The Southern Crossing over the San Francisco Bay, proposed repeatedly over the past 77 years, has been rejected repeatedly. Even as Reconnecting Communities funds...

The long fight for connectivity in Milwaukee

Successfully halting construction on the Park East Freeway in Milwaukee in 1977 was a major early win for advocates. But removing highways is more...

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The Partnership That Sparked a Global Movement for E-Buses

As cities worldwide grapple with the impacts of air pollution, traffic congestion, the escalating effects of climate change, and extreme weather, the need for...

ITDP at 40: A Conversation on Four Decades of Sustainable Transport

2025 marks the 40th anniversary of ITDP. It’s a time to reflect on our journey from grassroots activism to global influence, and to look...

A Marathon, Not a Sprint: Lessons from India’s Walking & Cycling Challenges

As we close the chapter on two of India’s landmark mobility initiatives, the India Cycles4Change (C4C) and Streets4People Challenges (S4P), there is much to...

This US Company Just Successfully Tested a Reusable Hypersonic Rocket Plane

Stratolaunch has finally found a use for the world’s largest airplane.Twice in the past five months, the company launched a hypersonic vehicle over the...