NTSB: Breathalyzers in All Cars?
A recent release from the National Transportation Safety Board is suggesting that the federal government is considering developing new requirements
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Cities & Urban Planning
Weekend Project: Working with Weathered, Reclaimed Lumber
Many moons ago, when we renovated the third floor, we ended up removing a bunch of (non-structural) walls and ceiling
Read MoreWant To Municipalize Your Utility? I Mean, Really?
DTE Energy is a disaster, as evidenced by its continued embrace of fossil fuels and its apocalypse-level outages. That doesn’t mean that a public option could do better. But there are some options for improving.
Read MoreGetting Rid Of Your Car Could Make You Happier
A new research paper assesses the perceived happiness of households that have gotten rid of their car. Turns out that it might actually be good for your brain! There is a catch, though, and it’s not going to work for everyone.
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Ann Arbor Axes Parking Minimums. In Michigan, That’s Huge.
The city of Ann Arbor officially abolished parking minimums yesterday with the passage of an amendment to the city’s development
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Oakland County Approves Universal SMART Millage For Fall Ballot
It’s official: Oakland County will have an opportunity to vote on transit investment in the fall! Such was the determination
Read MoreEnd of an Era: Fall of the Last Holdout Against the Little Caesars Arena
A “mysterious” fire gutted what was perhaps the last holdout against a parking lot empire on which the sun will never set.
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Infrastructure: Think Outside The Smartphone-Driven Profit Motive
One of Michigan’s most visible mobility spokespeople recently said in a webinar that smartphone ownership and profitable markets were the two hindrances to developing sustainable mobility solutions in the state. It’s a politically horrific, functionally dubious, but baffling thing to say.
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Washington, DC’s Big Car Tax Is A Novel, Necessary Approach To Traffic Fatalities.
Pedestrian and cyclist safety has a new potential ally in the form of an annual registration tax for huge, heavy cars.
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Book Review: Women Driven Mobility by Katelyn Davis and Kristin Shaw
Nat looks at a new book by Katelyn Davis and Kristin Shaw about women in the mobility and transportation space, and asks whether a politics of benevolent incrementalism is going to help us solve the climate crisis.
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