California, Cars and the Vision of a More Diverse Transportation Future
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Streetsblog S.F.'s editor does a loop around the state and notes all the progress--and lack thereof--in creating a more equitable transportation system
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Pedestrian safety
Op-ed: Zero Traffic Deaths is an Empty Promise Without Action
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If cities want to achieve Vision Zero, first they have to take the pledge seriously
In New York, Business Groups — Not the City — Lead on People-Centered Streets
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Commercial interests have pushed pedestrianization in the city's core shopping areas — because it improves their bottom lines. That can be good for residents but it has downsides, too.
Advocates Praise 'Inspired' RAISE Grantee List
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Last Friday, the U.S. DOT wowed sustainable transportation advocates with its list of grantees for the RAISE discretionary grant program, which will funnel $1 billion dollars into transportation capital and planning projects across America — and stoked optimism for how the agency would spend the historic $100 billion in discretionary funding it just won with the passage of the latest infrastructure bill.
The 'Small Victories' In the $1.2T Infrastructure Bill
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Active transportation advocates are celebrating modest but potentially powerful new policies in the newly passed transportation infrastructure bill — but more needs to be done.
Keep Kids Safe on the Scariest Night of All
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Top health leaders are encouraging families to get outside and trick-or-treat for the first time since the pandemic began, but advocates are urging them not to ignore another public health threat that threatens kids every Halloween: traffic violence.