Reliable, safe access to transportation is one of the biggest factors in lifting people out of poverty, but current metrics might not tell you that. The World Economic Forum and the International Transport Forum point out flaws in transit-data sources and how these sources can be transformed to advance equitable mobility.

Healthcare access depends on available, accessible mobility options, so why have cities like New Jersey made it harder for transit-dependent riders to get vaccinated? NJ Transit is on it with free trips, and possibly turning transit stations into vaccine hubs.

VIDEO: The Safe Routes to School National Partnership deconstructs how inequitable systems and infrastructure govern transportation options for People of Color. Then they give us tools to reconstruct these systems for marginalized communities—in just three minutes.

Chinese mobility giant DiDi Chuxing touches down in Cape Town, South Africa, its first African market, where it competes against Bolt, Uber, and local taxi operators and potentially boosts its value ahead of a $100 billion IPO later in the year.

Digital keys are opening more than car doors, like the new tech that unlocks over-the-air controls, turning traditional carshare services into smart, centralized hubs and adding new delivery drop-off points using remote access.

According to a new study from American Pediatrics, most parents that bring their kids on ridehail trips forego car seats for the ride. With Uber and Lyft only having a car seat booking option in NYC, the onus is mostly on the parent to lug the seat around.

Cycle proudly, bicyclists. The two wheels you’re pedaling are doing more to reduce carbon emissions than your local Tesla driver, according to new research on the very carbon-light footprint of cycling and how even one trip on a bike can kick emissions to the curb.

Lyft and Lime will soon be setting up shop as Denver’s official micromobility offerings, but the agreement raises an important question: Should cities give private companies public space if it benefits the public good?

Chicago’s Northwest Side Housing Center is getting teens invested in biking, bike infrastructure, and micromobility education by letting them lead initiatives in their Belmont Cragin neighborhood (smart) as part of Better Bikeshare Partnership’s Living Labs program.

Canada wants to speed up rural transit investment and growth using a new dedicated C$250 million (US$198.41 million) fund specifically for remote and rural areas, a first for the country. Go Canada!

Looking for carfree love? Watch out dating apps, there’s a new urbanist version called NUMTinder, spun off of the original New Urbanist Memes for Transit-Oriented Teens (or NUMTOTS for short) Facebook group, to help transit-loving train riders connect to their future bike-pedaling belle, beau, or partner.

Free transit is a step closer in Boston, as the city’s MBTA will pilot a program that gives 1,000 downtown employees free transit passes to help with equitable recovery during the pandemic, including offering free unlimited rides for Bluebikes bikeshare.

Vice rails against the American reality that siloed charging infrastructure like proprietary software, charging plugs, and user platforms keep electric vehicle charging from being an integrated, countrywide network that can be used by any and all EVs.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is getting serious about self-driving cars with the announcement of its new Strategic Plan for Connected and Automated Vehicles to foster multimodal driverless tech development and infrastructure.

In a “world’s first” milestone, 1,000 Sydney residents will be able to use their Opal card to book public transit or trips using Uber, Lime, and taxi services—in a trial program that if successful, Transport for New South Wales plans to expand across their network.

Efficient vaccine rollout to Black and Latino Americans is necessary to ensure that public health policies help those that need it the most, yet a lack of available transportation options and paid time-off are doing the exact opposite.

The fight between sustainable-living advocates and car-loving residents surrounding London’s low-traffic neighborhoods highlights the contentious debate about the right to public space vs. the fiery persistence of auto dependence.

Associate professor of emergency medicine at Columbia University Dr. Nicholas Gavin pleads for safer streets in the US and posits that incentivizing active mobility programs, lowering speed limits, and improving street design (particularly in Communities of Color) is how we get there.