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U.S. Breaks With World on Pledge to Cut Roadway Deaths
American delegates distanced themselves from key elements of a global safety pledge that would halve road deaths in 10 years.
February 25, 2020
Ten Simple Policies to Subtract Cars From Our Streets
Want less road carnage? We need fewer cars on the roads. Here are some tools cities are already using (and should consider using) to save lives and reduce auto use.
February 24, 2020
Vision Zero is Missing Something Big: Getting Cars Off the Road
A leading transportation researcher argues for the addition of a sixth pillar to the five-part strategy.
February 24, 2020
The Secret Villains Behind Traffic Violence: Auto Lenders
Americans are taking on more debt than ever at the car dealership — and the rise in risky auto lending has everything to do with our national rise in pedestrian fatalities
February 21, 2020
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
