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Three years ago, Hood River County, population 25,000, had little to no culture of kids walking or biking for transportation despite its outdoor, active lifestyle. The bike train that I

Bike buses have taken the internet by storm. Now, a new organization is working to launch them all over the world.

The post-WWII suburban settlement pattern assumes and reinforces car travel as the default transport choice for its residents. Do such settlements have a future when the temporary energy bonanza of the past 100 years falters? And can residents of suburbia begin to create that future today?

When their cities won't build a bike lane or stripe a crosswalk, activists are stepping in and doing it themselves — and they say anyone can take part.

Housing and traffic violence are solvable crises that must be addressed through comprehensive and courageous policymaking.

Oversized trucks and SUVs are now a key part of PBOT's "Safe Systems" approach to road safety.

Gendered mobility patterns that reproduce hegemonic male roles associated with exposure to risk are killing people.

Exposure to pollutants from cars causes heart disease, respiratory issues, dementia, miscarriage, psychotic episodes and reduced cognitive ability.

Freeway development came at a great cost to core city residents — especially people of color and low-income residents.

During the COVID-19 stay-at-home advisories of 2020, the world quieted. As a community noise researcher, I felt the changes acutely.