OPINION: Feds Must Make New Cars Safer for Bikers, Too
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Cyclists can't wait until 2025 for the administration to mandate the testing of life-saving technology.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about U.S. DOT
What’s In the US DOT ‘Equity Action Plan’ — And What’s Missing
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A new federal action plan to advance "equity" in the transportation realm includes concrete commitments to reform a transportation network that too often disenfranchises marginalized people — but it doesn't go far enough, some say.
Post-Pandemic Period Proves Perilous to Pedestrians
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The decade-long pedestrian death crisis has worsened, with a double-digit percentage increase in deaths caused by U.S. drivers — and experts are blaming it on speeding, distracted driving, larger vehicles and roads that prioritize car drivers over everyone else.
Three-Quarters of Licensed Drivers Used a Mobile Device While Driving, New Survey Finds
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Thank goodness April is "Distracted Driving Month."
USDOT Tackles Overlooked Barriers to ‘Complete Streets’ — And Sparks Debate
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No "complete streets" policy will truly be complete until federal agencies dismantle the structural barriers that make safe transportation networks so hard to build in the first place, new U.S. DOT guidance says.
For Pete’s Sake! Sec. Buttigieg Won’t Push Back on States that Ignore Equity, Climate Guidelines
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The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary doesn't look like he's up to fight GOP lawmakers over the Biden climate and systemic racism agenda.