What the ‘Abundance’ Agenda Could Mean For Equitable Transportation
Credit: Streetsblog USA The new “abundance” agenda can deliver a wealth of equitable transportation options — but only if its proponents recognize how our glut of highways has contributed to the “scarcity” they say they hope to tackle, advocates are saying. Inspired by the Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s book of the same name, “abundance” became a […]
Freeways and floodwaters, UCLA researchers model climate risks of highway expansion
Credit: UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies Freeways tore through countless communities of color across the U.S. in the mid-20th century. The impacts of the U.S. Interstate Highway era — from immediate displacement to long-term health and economic impacts — are well documented. As climate change intensifies extreme weather events, less is known about how freeways themselves may […]
Eno Concludes 2025 Leaders Development Conference
Credit: Eno Center for Transportation On Friday, June 13th, Eno concluded its 2025 Leaders Development Conference (LDC) in Washington, DC – a transformative week that brought together some of the nation’s most promising graduate students in transportation. Each year, this prestigious program draws top talent from across the country, and this year’s cohort proved to […]
Almost Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, Report Finds
Credit: The New York Times At least 156 million Americans, about 46 percent of the population, live with unsafe levels of ozone, particulate pollution or both, according to the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report.Plans by the Trump administration to loosen environmental regulations and cut funding for air quality research would make […]
Student projects on bus stop amenities, freeway removal win ITS capstone awards
As part of their master’s degree requirements, students in the Luskin School of Public Affairs complete yearlong capstone projects on behalf of professional clients on a wide range of topics.
Science leads in addressing climate crisis
Career Communications Group (CCG) recently hosted a panel discussion in honor of Earth Day on how communities can prepare to “Stand Up, Step Up, and Make the Change” for a better, cleaner, and safer tomorrow.
Mega-warehouses heap more pollution on hard-hit Illinois neighborhoods
Hundreds of mega-warehouses have been built in Illinois for online shopping in recent years and the rise in delivery trucks is polluting neighborhoods already burdened with poor air quality, a new study says.
EPA tightens rules on some air pollution for the first time in over a decade
Pinto-Cabrera is one of many people nationwide celebrating an announcement Wednesday from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which unveiled new, stricter limits for one of the deadliest types of air pollution: tiny particles about 30 times smaller than a human hair.
Reckoning 375: How New Orleans prioritized people over pavement
In the latest installment of Detroit Today’s special series, Reckoning 375, we continue our look at the plans to replace I-375 with a six-lane boulevard, and how the city is engaging community members affected by the freeway’s initial construction — which tore through the predominately Black communities of Paradise Valley and Black Bottom.