Skip Descant News Today

Skip Descant is a regular panelist on Your Mileage May Vary, an occasional series on The Future In Context podcast. He is a senior staff writer with Governing's sister publication, Government Technology.

More work is necessary to make hydrogen fuel cost competitive with gasoline and diesel and ensure it delivers on its zero-emission promise, new report says.

A nonprofit electric car sharing program offers hourly or daily rentals recently expanded to San Joaquin County.

Industry leaders want cities to consider delivery bikes when crafting bike policy and building infrastructure.

‘Commonsense’ urbanism projects are being painted by opponents as sinister plots to limit movement and erode property rights.

A two-year pilot program aims to provide an integrated, multimodal, and affordable transportation system across the city combining transit, bikes, e-scooters, and other options.

With commuter ridership playing a smaller role in transit operations, agencies must reorganize their services around different travel schedules and patterns.

The future of road infrastructure likely includes wireless electric charging, innovative construction materials, and more data collection. Will cities remember to prioritize pedestrian safety, too?

Is a federal position needed to tackle local exclusionary zoning laws? Should mud architecture make a comeback? A path toward congestion pricing in Bogata. And more in today’s National links. 

Siskiyou County voters decide on three local races and a local measure.