The Finnish capital Helsinki went a whole year without a traffic fatality. Data-driven city planning helped.
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China massively overbuilt high-speed rail, says leading economic geographer
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Why free buses in NYC could backfire horribly
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Transit passes are better but free fares are good too
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The US EV and hybrid vehicle tax increase tucked into Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
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All ships passing through European waters must now provide proof of insurance
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Waymo to operate on car-free Market Street in San Francisco
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Thanks to recent US law, Elon Musk and Taylor Swift can now hide details of their private jets
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Finland wants to build a bridge across the Baltic Sea to Sweden for better connections to Europe
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The full story of the US Federal Aviation Administration's hiring scandal
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Is Colorado's EV incentive worth it?
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Subsidies and incentives have helped Norway become the trailblazer for electric vehicles. What can others learn?
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In Norway, 90% of new car registrations are electric. In 2025, that number might be 100%.
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$10 billion in government loans announced for United States EV charging network, battery production
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Scrapped policy to charge London’s drivers by the mile
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul to relaunch congestion pricing with $9 base toll, sources say
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Joe Biden- Kamala Harris administration announces $2.4 billion in new US railroad projects to improve safety and grow the passenger and freight networks
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Chicago built 50+ miles of new bike lanes, increasing cyclists by 119% and dramatically reducing fatal collisions
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NHTSA proposes new vehicle safety standard to better protect pedestrians
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Sweden has announced controversial plans to scrap its tax on airline tickets from 2025
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Bipartisan group of 350 US city mayors commit to electrifying fleets and broadening EV charging infrastructure
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Over the last ten years Finland reduced road deaths by a sizable 29% – the average decline in the European Union was 16%
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Sustainable US transit advocates unite for Kamala Harris-Tim Walz — and against Donald Trump’s embrace of fossil fuel
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Cambodia PM launches project linking Mekong River to sea via canal
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Helsinki's incredibly well executed Jokeri light rail project – finished way ahead of schedule and costs lower than initially budgeted
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The case for New York City's congestion pricing
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Joe Biden Environmental Protection Agency issues $900 million to US schools for clean-energy buses
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Joe Biden administration commits $3.4 billion in funding to San Francisco Caltrain extension
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How did Helsinki make transit work in the suburbs?
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The reckless policies that helped fill our US streets with ridiculously large cars
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European Commission approves creation of an environmental zone in the city centre of Stockholm, where petrol and diesel cars will be banned entirely from 2025
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Long untouchable, fire departments are causing death and homelessness in American cities by advocating for bad policies
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Humorous messages on electronic signs discouraged by new guidelines from US Federal Highway Administration
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Legislators in Kentucky and other fossil states charge EV drivers more than double in taxes than ICE drivers
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Amsterdam to cut speed limits 40% to improve road safety
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