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Pedestrians Aren’t Even Safe From Car Crashes Inside Buildings
500 people die every year in *non*-roadway car crashes — because so many cars crash through building walls.
February 20, 2020
CA High-Speed Rail Update: Current Plan’s Air Benefits Better Than Proposed So Cal Funding Switch
Spending $4.8 billion on electrifying 170 miles of Bakersfield-Merced HSR will do more to reduce pollution and take cars off the road than proposal to move funds to rail upgrades in L.A.
February 19, 2020
Another Benefit of Bus-Only Lanes and Car-Free Streets: Safety
Manhattan's Busway has sped up buses, but also reduced total crashes and injuries--by 53 percent and 63 percent, respectively compared to the same four-month period a year earlier.
February 18, 2020
CA Senate Transportation Vice-Chair Says Active Transportation Projects Increase Emissions
Spoiler alert: They don't
February 14, 2020
Anti-Car-Dependency Dems Don’t Have a Presidential Candidate
If you believe in breaking car culture, you won't find a 2020 candidate committed to doing it.
February 14, 2020
Why We Should Be Even More Nervous About AVs
Eighty-five percent of Americans are concerned about sharing the road with still-untested autonomous cars. But perfecting the tech may not be enough to make AVs safer.
February 13, 2020
Fixing S.F.’s Embarcadero Is Simple: Keep Everyone Safe
Another people-protected bike lane protest highlights unnecessary dangers
February 12, 2020
California’s Rebate Blind Spot: Electric Bikes
It would be smart, and efficient, for California to provide incentives for people to purchase e-bikes
February 11, 2020
Another City Eliminated Non-Driver Deaths in 2019
Here's what we can learn from its example
February 11, 2020
