Toyota Manufacturing came to San Antonio, in part, to save on the cost of pollution control technologies. Now with the EPA declaring Bexar County in nonattainment is it time to stop chasing auto manufacturing jobs?
Tag: transportation
Loop 1604 Expansion: ‘Induced Travel’ to Deliver More Traffic, Pollution
For a City struggling to improve public health and reduce climate harms, a growing Loop 1604 comes with serious costs. Greg Harman This week, members of the CPS Energy Board of Trustees voted to pull a search committee together to seek out a replacement for outgoing CPS Energy CEO Paula […]
How the EV push threatens Native religious practice in the United States
An Australian company has lithium mining rights on 5,000 acres of public lands. But even as exploratory wells circle sacred springs, the Hualapai Tribe are granted few rights to resist under US federal laws. Maya L. Kapoor | High Country News One autumn evening four years ago, Ivan Bender, a […]
Banning Cars with Greg Brockhouse
“This is not a Socialist City we are a Democracy with rights and obligations to protect our citizens.”
Cycling: Why cities are getting more dangerous
As cities strive to improve the quality of life for their residents, many are working to promote walking and biking. Such policies make sense, since they can, in the long run, lead to less traffic, cleaner air and healthier people. But the results aren’t all positive, especially in the short to medium term.
Texas Greyhound Failing Bicyclists: My Open Letter
To improve the air quality of our cities and fight climate change at home, we could use some help from the folks at Greyhound. Despite policies that allow for the transport of bicycles on their buses, Greyhound employees are not prepared to make it happen. Bike boxes are not stocked, […]