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Cyclists on the Black Lives Matter Plaza, created by the Government of the District of Columbia, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. Source: Ted Eytan via Creative Commons.

What To Do When Your Vision Zero Plan Is Failing

By Kea Wilson | Sep 28, 2020 | No Comments
The nation's capital is failing to meet its Vision Zero goal — but it's not taking the loss lying down. 
Source: Matthew T. Rader via Wikimedia Commons

Top Safety Org Recommends Reform in Traffic Policing

By Kea Wilson | Sep 25, 2020 | No Comments
An influential transportation safety organization recommended ways to cut racism from traffic policing — but stopped short of advocating to get police out of traffic enforcement altogether.
Image: Gage Skidmore

Congress Sells Out Non-Drivers with New FAST Act

By Kea Wilson | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments
Congress passed a short-term spending bill that will renew funding for our existing car-focused infrastructure, missing an opportunity to reform a broken system that's killing our planet and its people.
This holiday light display was installed in the Green Bay botanical gardens — but cities might be wise to add beautiful, stroll-friendly features to their Open Streets events this winter. Source: Creative Commons.

Four Ways To Keep Moving in a Pandemic Winter

By Kea Wilson | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments
Many forms of indoor entertainment won't be safe this winter — which means it's past time to make outdoor transportation and recreation safe for all.
A thermal camera captures a clear image of a pedestrian crossing a roadway. Source: Device-Alab

‘Heat Vision’ Traffic Lights Can Save Lives

By Kea Wilson | Sep 22, 2020 | No Comments
Cities across America are telling the pedestrian "beg" button to bug off, thanks to thermal imaging technology designed to detect and protect human bodies on our roadways. 
The popularity of lightning fast home deliveries doesn't just create congestion problems. E-commerce drivers also also block bike lanes — and kill vulnerable road users. Source: Julianne Cuba.

This Tech Could Stop Drivers from Double-Parking

By Kea Wilson | Sep 21, 2020 | No Comments
A new pilot project that launches today could change the way American cities do on-street parking — and finally stop delivery drivers from double-parking in the bike lane to boot. 
Source: Creative Commons

Trump’s Road Grants Favor Red, Rural Projects

By Kea Wilson | Sep 18, 2020 | No Comments
Obama's signature TIGER program became just another highway fund when President Trump rechristened it BUILD — but this may be the worst year yet.
Jason Ravnsborg. Source: Argus Leader Video.

S.D. Attorney General Kills Pedestrian

By Kea Wilson | Sep 15, 2020 | No Comments
One of South Dakota's most powerful elected officials killed a pedestrian in a bizarre rural car crash on Saturday evening. He claimed he hit a deer.
Source: DMCA via Creative Commons

The Other Type of Car Pollution That Harms Us All

By Kea Wilson | Sep 14, 2020 | No Comments
Noise pollution from busy roads is nearly as harmful to our health as air pollution.
Source: NACTO

How to Remake Streets for Kids During COVID-19

By Kea Wilson | Sep 14, 2020 | No Comments
Cities need to keep their youngest residents safe, healthy, and learning in their own neighborhood thanks to a pandemic that is putting roughly 80 percent of U.S. students on remote learning. Here's how.

Quarantines Saved Drivers $22B — And Also Saved Lives

By Kea Wilson | Sep 11, 2020 | No Comments
A massive shift to remote work during national COVID-19 lockdowns saved commuters as much as $22 billion in direct commuting costs — and it saved society nearly as much money in avoided car crashes and carbon outputs. But that's only the tip of the iceberg.
A segment of the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis. Source: Creative commons.

Can 'Greenway Act' Help U.S. Recover from COVID?

By Kea Wilson | Sep 9, 2020 | No Comments
A new effort is underway to build a massive national network of connected walking and cycle infrastructure— and the organization behind it says a $10 billion federal investment in the project would help the country rebound from the economic ravages of COVID-19 in a way that highway spending never could. 
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