More highways --> More driving --> More emissions

UCLA researchers: "Across the U.S., new and widened freeways accounted for 55% of the observed increase in freeway driving [from 2000 to 2019]."

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I'm deeply saddened to share that Donald Shoup passed away last night. He was the ideal academic—curious, methodical, and concerned with turning ideas into real-world change. TAing his parking course these past few years has one of the greatest honors of my life. Rest in peace, Shoup Dogg.

In 2012, Seattle reduced or eliminated parking minimums Downtown and near transit. 60% of the 60,000 new units built in Seattle between 2012 and 2017 would have been illegal to build under the old minimum parking requirements. These 35,000 homes account for 10% of the City's housing supply.

this is incredible stuff. most state DOTs would spend tens of billions on highway expansions to try and see numbers like this (that wouldn’t even pan out anyway thanks to induced demand lol)

A watershed moment for the US, and he most important urban transportation reform of my lifetime.

Congrats to all the activists, planners, and policymakers who made this possible.

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NYC had the longest metro system in the the world until the 1980s. Now it’s not even in the top 10.

Major cities elsewhere in the world are adding new metro lines at a rapid clip & NYC has just a 3-stop extension planned for 2033 or later… www.thetransportpolitic.com/databook/urb...