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Four Reasons Not to Celebrate NHTSA’s New Fatality Numbers

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 21, 2022 | No Comments

News dropped yesterday that the number of people dying in motor vehicles across the country went down slightly during the first half of 2022 — but don't start celebrating.

Highway Boondoggles, Part VII: Oregon’s Abernethy Insanity

By Matthew Casale, James Horrox and Bryn Huxley-Reicher | Sep 21, 2022 | No Comments

In our final installment of our annual Highway Boondoggles series with U.S. PIRG., we look at bridge widening that circumvented the National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Impact Assessment process.

Highway Boondoggles Part VI: Martinsville’s Big Miss

By Matt Casale, James Horrox and Bryn Huxley-Reicher | Sep 20, 2022 | No Comments

The Martinsville Southern Connector is a classic waste of money that will hurt an historic community.

Would a Car-Light City Really Be Quiet?

By Streetsblog | Sep 20, 2022 | No Comments

This week on our podcast, we talk with noise researcher Dr. Erica Walker, who says we're missing a critical conversation about how unique communities experience their local soundscapes, both in the streets and beyond.

Highway Boondoggles Part V: Duluth’s ‘Can of Worms’

By James Horrox, Bryn Huxley-Reicher and Matthew Casale | Sep 19, 2022 | No Comments

It’s sometimes said that Minnesota has two seasons: winter and road construction. In Duluth, an ongoing, multiyear highway project has sucked up millions of taxpayer dollars on a road that many residents believe shouldn’t even be there in the first place.

Opinion: America Should ‘Think Round’ For Safety for Vulnerable Road Users

By Jonathan French | Sep 19, 2022 | No Comments

Congress has not only codified roundabouts into federal law for the first time, and put them at the top of the list of examples of highway safety improvement projects. They've also defined them as providing “for the safety of all road users.”

Highway Boondoggles, Part IV: Erie’s ‘Mistake by the Lake’

By James Horrox, Bryn Huxley-Reicher and Matthew Casale | Sep 16, 2022 | No Comments

A proposed highway will make traffic worse ... and cut off the waterfront.

At last year's WeekWithoutDriving, a man in an orange high-vis jacket wheeled a tricycle across a street with no crosswalk. Photo: Disability Rights WA

Opinion: Here’s Why We All Need a ‘Week Without Driving’

By Addie Walker | Sep 16, 2022 | No Comments

Disability Rights Washington spreads awareness of the transportation challenges of the differently abled.

Mile-High City Halts Two Highway Expansions — And Gives the Money to Transit Instead

By Kea Wilson | Sep 15, 2022 | No Comments

Colorado will cancel two planned highway expansions, citing a new climate rule that advocates say should be a model for communities across America.

Talking Headways Podcast: Back in Time!

By Jeff Wood | Sep 15, 2022 | No Comments

We're at 400 episodes. Join us for a fun trip down memory lane!

Highway Boondoggles, Part III: Two Big Garden State Mistakes

By Matt Casale, James Horrox and Bryn Huxley-Reicher | Sep 15, 2022 | No Comments

In today's episode of our long-running series with U.S. PIRG, we focus on a Garden State flimflam.

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