Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Safety

Driverless cars may not be the solution to road deaths. Image: IPAM, UCLA

City Officials Seek To Mold the Future of Driverless Cars

By Aaron Short | Sep 10, 2019 | 1 Comment

Using autonomous vehicles as a chance to shape streets for people.

Portland transportation officials are adding pedestrian barriers to some intersections and restricting their mobility instead of slowing speeding motorists.

‘Pedestrian-Friendly’ Portland Crosses Out Crosswalks

By Aaron Short | Sep 3, 2019 | 17 Comments

Traffic officials are installing 'no crossing' signs at intersections. Are they protecting pedestrians — or privileging cars over people?

How Our Transport System is Biased Against Women

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 29, 2019 | 37 Comments

The world we live in is designed by men — for men. And it continues to endanger women.

Minnesota is grappling with how to incorporate driverless vehicles onto its roadways.

Minnesota Starts Embracing Self-Driving Cars

By Aaron Short | Aug 27, 2019 | 8 Comments

The state's new strategic transportation plan seeks to prepare Gophers for a driverless future.

An Uber whistleblower warned that autonomous vehicles could injure more pedestrians if they continued racking up miles on public roads.

BRAKE TIME: Autonomous Vehicle Testing Endangers Pedestrians

By Aaron Short | Aug 21, 2019 | 2 Comments

An Uber whistleblower wants car companies to pump the brakes on autonomous vehicle testing on public roads.

Minneapolis transit officials cut overnight service on the Green Line, displacing scores of homeless people.

Transit Agency Cuts Service To Curb Homeless in Minneapolis

By Aaron Short | Aug 19, 2019 | 9 Comments

Minneapolis's transit agency has started shutting down the city's only 24-hour rail line for two hours per night in a move designed to scatter the homeless, but one which has had an impact on working class riders who just want to get home.

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