Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Safety

PODCAST: Should the 'Idaho Stop' Be Legal For Cyclists Everywhere?

By John Greenfield | Feb 21, 2022 | No Comments

We also discussed why ultimately U.S. cities should be building citywide networks of connected, protected bikeways with logical traffic light timing, so Idaho stop laws become unnecessary.

Calif. Tries Jaywalking Decriminalization Again

By Melanie Curry | Feb 16, 2022 | No Comments

Citing statistics that show that jaywalking laws do not make walking safer, Assemblymember Phil Ting introduced a new bill, A.B. 2147, to end the practice of stopping pedestrians that pose no danger to themselves or others when they cross a street.

Do-It-Yourself Walk Audit: Identify Ways to Improve Walking Where You Live

By Melanie Curry | Feb 15, 2022 | No Comments

By simply walking around, observing, and noting features that allow people to walk safely, anyone can advocate for better conditions for everyone in their neighborhood.

‘Solving’ Congestion Creates Worse Problems

By Melanie Curry | Jan 31, 2022 | No Comments

Our “cures” for congestion are often worse than the problem.

Talking Headways Podcast: Civil Rights on the Road

By Jeff Wood | Jan 20, 2022 | No Comments

This week we’re joined by Anna Zivarts from Disability Rights Washington and Paulo Nunes-Ueno from Front and Centered. They join us to talk about the Disability Mobility Initiative and the Mobility Bill of Rights. We also chat about why mobility experiments might make travel harder for disabled travelers and why road safety is a core part of civil rights.

What should we do about racial discrepancies in Chicago’s life-saving traffic cam program?

By John Greenfield | Jan 15, 2022 | No Comments

There's no question that the cams are preventing injury and fatality crashes, but Black and Latino motorists and racking up more tickets and suffering financing hardship. Should we reform or abolish it.

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