Transportation
The Federal EV Tax Credit is Gone — But No One Told Google AI
Despite getting other details about the now-defunct program right, Google’s AI search summary continues to tell users they can receive a $7,500 federal tax credit for buying an EV.
Illinois Funds New ‘Transit to Trails’ Program to Make Parks More Accessible by Bus
A major transit bill includes a new program aimed at connecting more people with parks and green spaces.
Seattle Lime Bike and Scooter Rides Jumped 61% in 2025 After Introduction of ‘LimeGlider’
Lime added a half-bike, half-scooter hybrid dubbed the LimeGlider to its Seattle fleet in May.
Bringing ‘Cute’ Tiny Cars to America Calls for Rethinking our Roadways
President Trump supports Japanese ‘kei’ cars, but experts say for them to catch on, we need to make major changes in our roadways and transportation infrastructure.
Good Transit is Fun
That’s right, you heard me.
Montgomery County Residents Reject New Sidewalks, Citing Flooding and ‘Stranger Danger’
County officials nixed a proposal from MCDOT to build new sidewalks on streets near a future transit station.
Meet the Team Working to Create a 1,500-mile Trail Across Texas
The proposed xTx route would safely allow hikers, bikers, and equestrians to cross the entire state from the Louisiana border to El Paso.
Uber Abandons Climate Commitments, Kills EV Incentive for Drivers
The company is dropping its pledge to fully electrify its fleet by 2030 and eliminating a monthly bonus for drivers who switch to EVs.
DC is Installing Hundreds of New Bike Lockers at Metro Stops
The WMATA’s push to better integrate bikes into their transit system includes hundreds of new secure bike lockers, repair stations, and train cars with dedicated space for bikes.
Kansas City Streetcar Doubles Ridership After Expansion
Daily weekday ridership on the system jumped from 4,000 to 10,000 after the Main Street extension opened in October.
New Tool Uncovers Exact Costs of Downtown Highways
A new research tool can help cities calculate the economic potential that could be unlocked by replacing highways with other uses.
Detroit Tests the Nation’s First Public EV Charging Street
A quarter-mile segment of test roadway can charge EVs as they drive over it.
Commentary: LA’s ‘Large Asphalt Repair’ Policy Privileges Drivers, Endangers Others
A new policy to perform spot repairs rather than resurfacing entire streets lets the city skirt requirements to install accessibility and pedestrian infrastructure.
San Diego’s Car-centered Planning is Killing Children
Like most American cities, San Diego’s planning choices hold a gruesome legacy. Why are we okay with that?
LA Cites Guerilla Crosswalk Painter With Vandalism
The LA Police Department stopped a group of volunteers who was painting missing crosswalks in a Westwood intersection.
Minnesota’s Joyful ‘Holiday Train’ Begins its Annual Cross-state Journey
The brightly decorated train makes 21 stops, hosting live music events in cities it visits.
Legal Standoff Over Federal Funding for California High-Speed Rail Heats up
A judge dismissed the Trump administration’s request to throw out a lawsuit brought by the state’s high-speed rail authority.
Delivery Robots are Taking Over Chicago Sidewalks, Alarming Residents
Residents have reported that the food delivery bots have forced people off sidewalks into busy streets and collided with bicyclists.
NYC Congestion Pricing Cut Air Pollution by 22% in 6 Months
The program reduced vehicle entries into the toll zone by 11 percent.
LA Metro Approves Controversial Dodger Stadium Gondola Plan
The vote came after a contentious meeting in which dozens of speakers, including three city council members, spoke against the proposed aerial taxi.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Montrose County
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
