Can Phoenix Be Shamed Into Protecting Pedestrians?
For years, the city's streets department delayed action on safer street design as hundreds of people lost their lives. Now advocates hope to force the agency's hand.
April 17, 2018
“Life Is Sacred” — How Bogotá Reduced Road Deaths and Homicides Together
The city's traffic fatality rate declined by roughly 50 percent between 1996 and 2006. Key to that result was an initiative to address traffic deaths and homicides in tandem.
April 16, 2018
Parking Madness Final Four: Lansing vs Philadelphia
Which deserves to go to the parking crater championship? The state capitol asphalt acreage or the sports complex mega-lot?
April 12, 2018
Losing a Son, Starting a Movement
Amy Cohen of Families for Safe Streets is empowering people around the country who've lost loved ones to traffic violence to fight for change.
April 12, 2018
Parking Madness: Fremont vs. Hicksville
If you've ever wondered what's wrong with American commuter rail, take a good look at the two parking craters facing off today.
April 11, 2018
Dallas City Council Rejects Fees on Dockless Bike-Share Companies
The biggest bike-share experiment in the U.S. right now is happening in Dallas, and the city isn't quite sure what to do next.
April 10, 2018
Parking Madness: Houston vs. Philadelphia
These parking craters wouldn't be so large without government subsidies.
April 9, 2018
Seattle Could Be the First U.S. City to Institute Congestion Pricing
Mayor Jenny Durkan says she wants to have a true central city congestion pricing system in place by 2021.
April 5, 2018
Parking Madness: San Diego vs. Nashville
Which should advance to round two: San Diego's casino crater or Nashville's stadium crater?
April 5, 2018
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Staffs Up for Better Bus Service and Safer Walking and Biking
Walsh's budget signals a commitment to act on his transportation promises.
April 4, 2018