The persistent myth that it just costs more to build train lines in the U.S. than it does abroad is mostly bunk, a new analysis finds — but costs quickly balloon when we start building them underground, for reasons that researchers can't yet fully explain. 

Pete Buttigieg drew most of the attention earlier this week, but two other key cabinet appointments this week could signal that electric vehicles remain at the center of the President-elect's climate strategy — despite evidence that transit, walking and biking is far more critical to cutting greenhouse gases. 

Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been tapped to be Secretary of Transportation. Whatever you think, remember that this guy is one of the few politicians who acknowledges the "many ways we subsidize driving." So there's that.

But it's better than nothing at all.

It may not immediately look like it, but 2020 may have been the year when autonomous vehicles became inevitable. An overview.

Imagine you could wave a magic wand and transform every perpetually empty parking spot in your neighborhood into something useful.

Even if we electrified our entire vehicle fleet overnight, car pollution would still make us and the planet sick — and policymakers should start pushing for strong policy to mitigate the impacts of non-tailpipe emissions now, a new study finds.

Roman Mars's new book builds on the universe of fascinating stories he explores in the "99 Percent Invisible" podcast, and reveals a range of dazzling histories hidden in our streets and roads.

Progressive advocates are making the case that new infrastructure money would actually be best spent tearing urban highways down — and reinvesting in the Black and brown communities that those bad road projects tore apart decades ago.

America's top federal safety agency is raising awareness this week about safety for older drivers, but largely ignoring how car dependence often forces seniors to take the wheel even when they can no longer do so safely. 

Nearly all of the theoretical climate and congestion benefits of online shopping are wiped out by rush delivery promises that are common among big retailers, a study finds — and in the midst of a pandemic holiday season, our failure to reckon with that reality could spell disaster for U.S. roadways. 

Drivers value their access to a private vehicle more than three times as much during the pandemic as they did before COVID-19. But we can change that.