STUDY: Ped. Automatic Braking Doesn’t Work Well on Dark Streets Where Most Walkers Die
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And that's where more than one-third of all walking deaths currently happen.
OPINION: Ordering Takeout? Stop Complaining and Look in the Mirror
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Entitled, app-using New Yorkers don't seem to understand their central role in creating unsafe streets.
Friday’s Headlines Are Obeying the Speed Limit
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But most people aren't, no matter how low it is. Ticketing drivers doesn't work, either. It's almost is if roads were poorly designed.
Talking Headways Podcast: A Grassroots Bus-Network Redesign
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This week we feature a chat between Carlos Cruz-Casas, assistant director of Miami Dade County's Department of Transportation and Public Works, and Grace Perdomo, executive director of Miami's Transit Alliance, about the Better Bus Project, an advocacy-led, community-driven redesign of the Miami-Dade bus network.
End Parking Mandates, Get a Free Bus Pass
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Great programs like this one in Minnesota don’t happen when big parking lots are mandatory.
New Fed. Law Requires Some (But Not All!) States to Improve Bike/Walk Safety
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The new-and-slightly-reformed Highway Safety Improvement Program could represent a turning point on U.S. roads, at least in the states that are required to spend the money right.
Thursday’s Headlines Don’t Want to Cooperate
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Republicans who want to build more roads are resisting working with the Biden administration to implement the "woke" infrastructure act. Plus, Joe Manchin did a good thing!
Editorial: Let’s Build Incomplete Streets
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The Bay Area's transportation agencies need to build a balanced transportation system, not new car lanes under the moniker of "complete streets"
Applications Open for AARP Community Challenge Grants
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Small grants for "quick-action" projects that help communities become more livable: public spaces, housing, transportation, civic engagement. Deadline: March 22
STUDY: 20 Is Plenty — But Signs Alone Don’t Always Get Drivers to Slow Down
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Drivers did not slow really down after Portland lowered the speed limit in residential neighborhoods, but a new study suggests that the reason is more about road design than driver behavior.
Feds Throw Wrench Into Oregon Highway Widening
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More environmental assessment is needed for the I-5 Rose Quarter freeway plan.
Wednesday’s Headlines Drop It Like It’s Hot
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The White House tries to make it easier for marginalized communities to access infrastructure grants. Plus, Snoop says it's a 187 on Uber Eats.