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Are Heavy EVs More Dangerous to U.S. Walkers?
A whole lot of heavy electric cars are likely to roll onto U.S. streets soon — but the U.S. hasn’t bothered to answer the question of how fatal they’ll be to pedestrians in the event of a crash.
June 9, 2021
SET YOUR CALENDARS: How to Radically Shift the Way the U.S. Does Infrastructure
America is on the brink of making one of the biggest investments in transportation infrastructure in a generation — and a new event will explore why we need an even bigger cultural shift towards mobility justice if we want to do it right.
June 9, 2021
Why Regulators Aren’t Taming the U.S. Megacar Crisis
Federal regulators have known about the inherent dangers that large vehicles pose to vulnerable road users since the mid-1970s, but have done almost nothing to stop it — and they probably won’t because of who we are as a nation, a new legal research paper argues.
June 4, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: More Highways, More Driving
This week, we're talking about the disconnect between techno-optimists and urbanists in climate change approach (whoa!).
June 3, 2021
California Won’t Be Getting Speed Enforcement Cameras Soon
A.B. 550 was killed without discussion
May 25, 2021
How Cities Should Analyze Crashes that Kill Peds
A team of advocates has produced what may be the most comprehensive report on crashes that kill pedestrians — and it’s prompting a call for a similar approach to be adopted across the country.
May 20, 2021
Parking Requirements Are Not a Useful Bargaining Chip for Increasing Affordable Housing
Opponents of A.B. 1401 concede that parking requirements are bad policy, but worry that removing them will undermine affordable housing production. Evidence suggests that's not the case.
May 20, 2021
Newsom Proposes $4.2 Billion for Bullet Train
If adopted, Newsom revise budget could end wrangling to divert funds away from High-Speed Rail electrification
May 19, 2021
Can the MUTCD Catch Up with the New Mobility Revolution?
Sure, amending the MUTCD is long overdue. But it's also time to set strong standards that go beyond actual street signage and into the digital realm, advocates say.
May 17, 2021
New Bill Would Help Measure Transportation Access for Non-Drivers
A new bill would give U.S. communities money to analyze how easy — or difficult — it is for residents to access the destinations they need most, and how their mode of transportation, race, income, age, disability, and other factors that impact their basic mobility.
May 14, 2021
