OPINION: Make Cars Safer for People Outside of Vehicles
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Ford’s Geofenced ‘Speed Limiters’ Might Not Cut Road Deaths As Much As You Think
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The trouble with this "smart" tech, though, is that drivers can easily outsmart it — and that's by the company's and regulators' own design.
Thursday’s Headlines Are Calming Down
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Plans to calm traffic in Philadelphia, San Diego, Dallas, Louisville, Miami Beach and Mumbai. Plus, more depressing transit ridership numbers.
Commentary: Action Items for Reducing Fossil Fuel Use
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What personal choices must we make and what policies should we advocate for to cut consumption of petroleum before it completely wrecks our world?
Why It’s So Hard To Visit National Parks Without A Car
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Another National Parks season is upon us — but for people who don't, can't, or simply choose not to drive, many of these natural wonders will remain firmly out of reach.
Wednesday’s Headlines Hear That Train A Comin’
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Trains just get better and better, and rail is the technology that can save us from climate change.
Legislating at the Intersection of Transportation and Housing Policy
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A.B. 2097 and A.B. 1778 illustrate that a powerful approach to addressing the overlapping problems of affordable housing and sustainable transportation can be to solve both at once.
Will ‘Autonomous’ Buses Force Drivers Out of a Job — Or Make Them More Important Than Ever?
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Automated vehicle technology could improve labor conditions for bus drivers while improving safety and service for transit passengers and city-dwellers alike — but only if regulators act now, a new analysis argues.
Tuesday’s Headlines Are Scooting Along
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If the Biden administration is really committed to halting climate change and other goals, the government needs to start thinking big again.
Memorial Day Headlines are No Headlines at All
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The staff of Streetsblog join all Americans in honoring and mourning all those who have been taken from us through violence, war or other human failure today and every day. We'll be back tomorrow with our normal news digest.
Car-Friendly Cities Are Not Age-Friendly Cities
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Automobiles menace the elderly and make it hard to navigate their environment, keeping them from meaningful connections,
Newly Confirmed Head of Federal Vehicle Safety Agency Has His Work Cut Out For Him
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As the nation hurtles towards a brave new world of autonomous and electric vehicles, the NHTSA's work will affect everyone.