Category: Transportation
With fewer cars on US streets, now is the time to reinvent roadways and how we use them
From the Wire July 21, 2020
New priorities in Boulder, Colo. Kevin Krizek, CC BY-ND Kevin J. Krizek, University of Colorado Boulder Sticking closer to home because of COVID-19 has shown many people what cities can be like with less traffic, noise,…
Delivery driver unions and resistance are growing
Wade Rathke Meteor Columnist February 27, 2020
New Orleans Traveling in other cities both in the United States and around the world, it sometimes seems like food delivery workers are everywhere on either scooters or bicycles. The soft box on their backs…
The end of automobiles and locals dominating airports
Wade Rathke Meteor Columnist February 24, 2020
Kansas City Flying in and out of the Kansas City International airport is like a snapshot back in another time, more specifically a time when automobiles and the convenience of local customers dominated planning and performance….
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