The Texas Department of Transportation is planning on using $4.5 billion of your tax money to expand I-35 to a massive 22 lanes. Doing so would be a massive setback for Austin and other cities in its path. The goal…
Investing in public transit is a partisan issue, but it shouldn’t be. Both Republicans and Democrats for nearly a century have shown they’re willing to spend government money on transportation projects, for better and worse. Car transportation requires massive public…
Historian Niall Ferguson said, “The fatal mistake is to write history as if it was bound to happen the way it happened.” This perspective has made me consider the pivotal choices that shape a place. For Hartford, the turning point…
I’ve lived car-free for five years. My entire 20s I’ve lived without a car. The first three years, I lived in New York. Yet, over the last two, as I’ve traveled around the world, I’ve survived in some of the…
Note: This is an extension of a previous article on 5 Big Ideas to Fight Climate Change because it got too long. Of course, I want high-speed trains in the United States. Taking the high-speed trains in Europe changed how…
Note: This article originally appeared in my monthly newsletter, creatively titled David’s Newsletter. For more on writing, learning, SpongeBob memes, and anything else I decide to send you, subscribe here. I’m a slut for public transit. I love it. I live…