Chicago Police Chases Need to Stop
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In what circumstances does any immediate danger the suspect presents to the public outweigh the potential for endangering officers, suspects, and innocent bystanders?
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Walking
Mass. Gets New Complete Streets Criteria
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While many state highway bureaucracies treat bike, pedestrian, and transit infrastructure as an afterthought, new MassDOT highway engineering guidelines will require traffic engineers to include sidewalks, crosswalks, bus stops, and high-quality bike facilities when they design upgrades for the Commonwealth’s major roadways. In a directive adopted in January 2020, MassDOT formally adopted three new “controlling […]
Chicagoans Can Access COVID Vaccines on Transit
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How do we make it easier for people across the region to access vaccinations without driving?
New Draft of the MUTCD is Still Too Car-Centric
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Transportation chief Gia Biagi argued in a letter to the FWHA that the draft version of the next edition of the manual is "far too focused on motor vehicle operations and perpetuates the status quo."
The Most Dangerous Cities for Walkers, Ranked
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Every single state in America but one has gotten more dangerous for walkers in the last two years — and the only one that didn't only managed to maintain its abysmal rate of walking fatalities, rather than reducing it.
Food + Mobility Justice Advocates Join Forces
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Speakers discussed the relationship between safe conditions for pedestrians and good transit access with food security and nutrition.