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Tiny Vehicles and the New Safety in Numbers
The best thing we can do to ensure the safety of scooter riders is to increase their number.
October 9, 2018
Feds: Self-Driving Car Makers Can Hide Safety Records
Three people have died in self-driving car related deaths in the last year-plus. But federal regulators will continue to leave safety decisions entirely to the companies.
October 8, 2018
Bus Lane Enforcement Cameras Are Better Than Cops: Report
Bus lanes are useless if constantly impinged on by traffic. Here's how to fix the problem.
October 5, 2018
Podcast: Do Bicycles Cause Gentrification?
It's a special broadcast about whether this constant urban concern rolls in on two wheels.
October 4, 2018
Why, Oh Why? Another Deadly Year for Pedestrians
What was a shocking increase in pedestrian fatalities just a few years ago is quickly becoming the new normal.
October 4, 2018
Who Are Detroit’s Streets For?
Keith Crain is part of an aging old guard upset at seeing one of its privileges -- speeding through Detroit -- threatened.
October 4, 2018
Walkable City Rules: Don’t Expand City Streets for Self-Driving Cars
An excerpt from the upcoming book Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places by Jeff Speck.
October 3, 2018
Trump Delays More Federal Transit Funds
Barely a quarter of the money Congress has sent the Feds for new transit projects over the last two years has been awarded. Dozens of cities are waiting on funds.
October 3, 2018
D.C. Mayor Bowser Wants a 15 MPH Speed Limit
But advocates say the city hasn't done enough to stop the deaths.
October 2, 2018
Conclusive Evidence: How the Media Fails Bicyclists
A new study finds media accounts of cycling deaths focus blame on the victim's behavior and sidestep systemic causes.
October 1, 2018