Monday’s Headlines Almost Got Hit
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Plenty of people experience, shall we say, close encounters with cars while walking, but hey, who's counting? No one is.
GOP Govs to Biden: Don’t Force Your Progressive Politics on our Highway Projects
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Republican governors banded together to thwart the federal government's push to use the new $1.2-trillion infrastructure package to promote progress on climate change, jobs and racial justice.
Friday’s Headlines Are Back and Better
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What should stay and what should go in a Build Back Better bill that West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin will vote for?
Will the Bay Area Finally Get Integrated Transit?
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Maybe new people with some enthusiasm are what's really needed to fix Bay Area transit
Viral Video of W. Va. Reporter Struck by Pick-Up Driver on Live TV Should be a Watershed Moment
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A horrifying car crash that aired during a live TV news broadcast in West Virginia is sparking a conversation about roadway and workplace safety — and the many ways that U.S. media normalizes traffic violence, even as it happens in real time.
Talking Headways Podcast: Civil Rights on the Road
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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.
Brown University Students Launch ‘Waze for Safe Bike Routes’
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A software startup run by two seniors at Brown University aims to help more bike riders find better bike routes with a new navigation app that lets users rate streets along their way.
Can Passengers Help End Dangerous Driving? (And Should They?)
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A new safety campaign will aim to empower passengers to take action when the drivers of the car they're riding in are drunk, drugged or distracted behind the wheel. But is that the best method?
Thursday’s Headlines Will Never Mislead You
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The U.S. DOT's statistics downplay the role of dangerous street designs in traffic deaths, says a top federal safety official.
What Can a Mayor Do to Make a City More Livable?
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"A mayor is somebody who not just cheer-leads, but also shows people the path that’s possible, and then encourages people to get on that path – that bike path – and help move the city towards what it wants to be.”
Does NYC Have the 'Best' Transit System in the World?
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An otherwise unrelated press conference veers into shaky territory for the new mayor.
Gary, Ind. Considers Switch to All-Electric Buses
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GPTC bought four electric buses that are expected to be delivered by late spring/early summer. They will primarily be used on the Broadway, one of Gary’s main commercial thoroughfares.