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Why There Are So Few Monuments to Traffic Violence Victims — And Why It Matters
People who die in car crashes largely go unmemorialized in the public realm. Here's why that's bad.
November 22, 2022
Senators Urge Regulators to ‘Put the Pedal to the Metal’ On Vehicle Safety Standards
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has been in effect for a full year, but federal transportation leaders still haven't implemented some of its most crucial safety provisions — and advocates and electeds say its time they step up to stem the record-setting tide of traffic deaths on U.S. roads
November 16, 2022
Why Do People With Disabilities Have to Sue To Get Accessible Sidewalks?
Philadelphia is the latest U.S. city to agree to make its sidewalks accessible to people who use assistive devices — though the win would be more significant if people with mobility challenges weren't so often forced to sue to get basic access to the places where they live.
November 14, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: The Essential California High-Speed Rail Update
This week, the discussion is about high speed rail’s progress in California. And there's a lot of it, so listen in! Streetsblog SF's Roger Rudick also joins the conversation, which is a treat.
November 14, 2022
Looking Ahead to Legislature’s December “Special Session” on Oil Profits
Governor Newsom claims that the oil industry has been increasing prices unfairly and blaming the surge in prices on inflation and environmental regulations even as it brought in record profits
November 14, 2022
How Did Transit/Transportation/Livability Ballot Measures Fair in California?
Here's a quick breakdown of the major ballot propositions and where they stand. Streetsblog will update this post as more results come in.
November 9, 2022
Midterm Races that Sustainable Transportation Advocates Are Watching
Sustainable transportation is on Tuesday's ballot in communities across America — and advocates say that several of the most important aspects our federal transportation future may hang in the balance, too.
November 7, 2022
Advocates Warn ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Program Could Actually Expand Highways
A massive coalition of advocates is calling on the federal Department of Transportation to make sure a historic fund that could tear down harmful urban highways across America isn't used to expand or maintain them instead.
November 4, 2022
Essay: Five Car Crashes, Over $100,000 in Damages, And No Answers
Most people ring in the new year with a glass of champagne and perhaps even a kiss at midnight for good luck. Richmond resident (and my neighbor) Marilyn Joyner started her 2022 in a far worse fashion — with a driver slamming his sedan into the side of her home in the wee hours of the morning.
November 4, 2022
Brightline Releases Environmental Documents for High-Speed Rail from Victorville to Las Vegas
The interested public can weigh in Brightline's plans
November 3, 2022
