Issues & Insights

The trucking industry, and more broadly the freight industry, still hasn't fully recovered from the business impacts of COVID. What's behind that?

Cargo bikes can be helpful for carrying groceries, moving kids to soccer practice or even hauling odd jobs around the city — but they’re often expensive, bulky and hard to store securely.

In the 1950s, US traffic planners thought unidirectional arterials were better for moving cars through urban areas. Now many cities are having second thoughts.

Waymo, a taxi app company owned by Google’s parent-company Alphabet, got the green light from the city transportation department to operate eight autonomous vehicles in the city through September.

It’s not just about the venue. It’s about public transit, a mix of surrounding uses, open spaces, bike trails, stormwater management, and how all these components stitch together.

A report points out the 85% rule is based on dated research and that “these historic roads are a far cry from the vibrant streets and arterials that typify city streets today.”

Officials billed it as the first master plan for the city’s greenway network in more than 30 years. It includes 40 new miles of paths that could be built in the short term, with construction beginning as soon as 2028.

Amtrak’s first NextGen Acela train will officially enter service Aug. 28 on the Northeast Corridor, marking the first major overhaul of the high-speed route since Acela debuted in 2000.

The balance bike method has become popular in the US in recent years and is poised to be a multibillion-dollar market in the next decade. It’s proven to be intuitive, empowering, and accessible for most kids.

These simple, cheap traffic-calming devices are both effective and wildly popular with (most) residents. Here’s why more cities are going all-in on speed humps.