The Small-City Vision Zero Challenge
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Smaller cities with limited budgets present particular traffic-safety problems. Here's how some transportation planners managed the issues.
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Manifesto Promotes ‘Ethics, Equity, and Empathy’
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A design firm publishes a new 'credo' for engineers, policymakers, and planners.
Car-Free Zones Eyed in SF, Elsewhere
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A string of pedestrian injuries and deaths in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district has spurred city leaders to demand a ban on cars in some densely populated neighborhoods — the latest in a nascent and long-overdue move by activists nationwide to get reckless drivers off at least a tiny handful of city streets. San Francisco Supervisor […]
‘Pedestrian-Friendly’ Portland Crosses Out Crosswalks
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Traffic officials are installing 'no crossing' signs at intersections. Are they protecting pedestrians — or privileging cars over people?
Atlanta Bans E-Scooters at Night After Drivers Kill Four Riders
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Drivers, however, still may use city streets at all hours — even though motor-vehicle crashes killed 115 people in Fulton County, which encompasses most of Atlanta, in 2017.
Don't Laugh Off De Blasio's 'Vision Zero'
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In peer countries with much better safety records, presidents and prime ministers make traffic safety a national priority. So mock the New York City mayor at your own risk.