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The high and low points of America’s streets

This series both celebrates positive examples of ‘people-first’ streets — and points out the most dangerous and unpleasant roads in our…

5 min readApr 21, 2022

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The high and low points of America’s streets

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Electric school buses can clean up our energy and transportation systems — at the same time

Electric vehicle batteries can serve as a key source of storage for renewable energy

4 min readMar 28, 2022

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Electric school buses can clean up our energy and transportation systems — at the same time

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Propane buses aren’t clean. We need electric buses instead.

Switching from one dirty fuel source to another isn’t the public health or climate progress we need

3 min readJan 12, 2022

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Propane buses aren’t clean. We need electric buses instead.

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The road to cleaner air

The bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by Congress provides $2.5 billion specifically for zero-emission electric school buses

4 min readNov 8, 2021

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The road to cleaner air

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More blackouts are coming this hurricane season. More electric buses could help.

Mobile batteries could power essential services during disasters

5 min readAug 27, 2021

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More blackouts are coming this hurricane season. More electric buses could help.

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America can’t handle more highways. Let’s fix what we have, instead

Spending on new highways is wasteful and destructive. America needs to repair what we have instead of building new roads

6 min readMay 3, 2021

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America can’t handle more highways. Let’s fix what we have, instead

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Bars don’t need big parking lots. Do our cities?

By removing the shackles of mandated parking, cities and towns can lower business costs, reduce sprawl and make transit safer and more…

4 min readApr 7, 2021

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Bars don’t need big parking lots. Do our cities?

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True confessions of an e-scooter lover

Support e-scooters by adding bike lanes and docking stations to make our cities safer

6 min readFeb 5, 2021

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True confessions of an e-scooter lover

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Mac Dressman

Mac Dressman

Transportion Associate with U.S. PIRG, promoting sustainable transit in the USA. Dedicated to sustainability, equity, and freedom, locally & internationally

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