Research Articles
How a Traffic Filter in Oxford Became a Global Conspiracy
- Policy
- December 17, 2025
- 10 mins
How a mundane traffic filter scheme in Oxford morphed into a global ‘15-minute city’ conspiracy, and what it reveals about car-brain politics and urban planning.
read-more →The Reason Our Streets Switched to Cul-De-Sacs
- Infrastructure
- December 16, 2025
- 16 mins
How federal housing policy, neighborhood-unit planning, and engineering manuals pushed North American streets from walkable grids to cul-de-sacs—and what that means for safety, traffic, and active travel.
read-more →Paris After the Car
- Infrastructure
- December 15, 2025
- 12 mins
Paris shows how a car-choked capital can quickly become quieter, cleaner, and more livable, and what other gridlocked cities can copy.
read-more →Super Commuters and the Price of Distance in the American Dream
- Policy
- December 14, 2025
- 16 mins
How housing costs, megaregions, and policy choices turned long commutes and super commuting into a normal part of American life—and what it would take to live closer to everything again.
read-more →Barcelona’s Superblocks: When Traffic Lanes Became Public Squares
- Infrastructure
- December 13, 2025
- 13 mins
How Barcelona’s superblocks reclaim streets from cars, cut pollution and noise, and spark fierce debates about business, gentrification, and the right to the city.
read-more →Berlin’s Bike Budget Cuts: How a Climate Capital Got Cold Feet
- Policy
- December 12, 2025
- 12 mins
Berlin went from climate-mobility poster child to cutting bike and pedestrian budgets in half. What happened, and what can other cities learn before they backslide too?
read-more →Bike Theft by the Numbers: Which US Cities Are Worst and Why
- Safety
- December 6, 2025
- 15 mins
Bike theft in the US is a multi-billion-dollar problem concentrated in a handful of states and cities; this data-driven guide explains where theft is worst, why it clusters there, and what actually reduces the risk for everyday riders.
read-more →Do E-Bikes Actually Replace Car Trips? What Studies Show
- Research
- December 6, 2025
- 12 mins
Do e-bikes really replace car trips? A research-based look at how much driving they actually displace, and what it takes for e-bikes to cut car use.
read-more →E Bike Battery Fires Separating Hype From Real Risk
- Safety
- December 6, 2025
- 12 mins
Are e-bike battery fires common? A data-driven look at how often they happen, what causes them, and simple steps riders can take to stay safe.
read-more →It's Not the E-Bikes. It's the Electric Motorcycles in the Bike Lane.
Why scary ‘e-bike’ crashes are usually electric motorcycles in disguise—and how enforcing existing class rules can fix the problem without banning real e-bikes.
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