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Fed Up With an Apathetic City Hall, Phoenix Complete Streets Volunteers Resign En Masse
Seven members of Phoenix's Complete Streets Advisory Board resigned in disgust this week, frustrated by the lack of action from city officials to make streets safer for walking and biking.
June 1, 2018
Trump Admin Snuffs Out Climate Progress at U.S. DOT
The Trump administration has eliminated an Obama-era rule to encourage transportation policies that reduce the threat of catastrophic climate change.
June 1, 2018
What Happened When a Detroit Politician Rode the Bus to Work
Two painfully slow bus rides, a hike through knee-deep grass, and a 2.5-hour one-way commute.
May 31, 2018
How Fire Departments Stopped Worrying and Embraced Safer Street Design
As Portland built out bike lanes and pedestrian safety measures, fears about slower response times did not materialize.
May 31, 2018
Madrid Moves to Boot Car Traffic Out of Its City Center
A major city center without cars? Madrid is going to come close sometime in the next year, says the administration of Mayor Manuela Carmena.
May 29, 2018
Portland Plans to Make Protected Bike Lanes Standard Street Infrastructure
The city is on the verge of releasing a design guide that will expedite implementation of protected bike lanes on 450 miles of streets.
May 25, 2018
Phoenix Dithers on Traffic Safety While People Die
In a city where streets are dreadful for pedestrians, the victims of dangerous walking conditions are mostly poor people, and public officials aren't responsive to the risks they face.
May 25, 2018
How Uber’s Self-Driving System Failed to Brake and Avoid Killing Elaine Herzberg
The National Transportation Safety Board is out with a preliminary report into how an Uber car in self-driving mode struck and killed Elaine Herzberg in Tempe, Arizona, this March.
May 24, 2018
Democrats Vow to Fight for Cheap Gas
Meet the party fighting for cheap gas and against global warming at the same time.
May 23, 2018
Will Atlanta Double Down on Its Streetcar Mistake?
The streetcar is slow because it runs in mixed traffic. Atlanta's new light rail lines might also share lanes with cars.
May 22, 2018
