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How Dangerous Walking Conditions Disadvantage Women
Women's trips tend to be shorter and better suited to walking or biking - but few streets are design to get around safely on foot, especially with children.
January 19, 2018
China’s Investment in Subways Puts the U.S. to Shame
China is building new subway lines at an astounding pace, quickly surpassing the U.S.'s legacy systems.
January 19, 2018
Portland Will Reduce Residential Speed Limits to 20 MPH
To improve traffic safety and make streets more welcoming for walking and biking, Portland will lower speed limits on nearly all of its residential streets.
January 19, 2018
Between Your Bus Stop and Your Job — A Deadly Road
If you take the bus to work, in most of America there's a cruel barrier at the end of your commute: a dangerous road between your bus stop and your job.
January 17, 2018
The High Priesthood of Transportation Engineering Has a New Leader
Veteran engineer Gene Hawkins steps in to the top role at NCUTCD at a critical moment for the American transportation engineering profession.
January 16, 2018
North Carolina Talks the “Vision Zero” Talk While Pushing to Make This Speedway Even Wider
North Carolina DOT plans to make an unwalkable commercial street even more dangerous.
January 12, 2018
What’s Driving Hospital Sprawl?
The trend toward private rooms has hospitals heading for the cornfields.
January 11, 2018
Will Democrats Fall for Trump’s Fake Infrastructure Plan?
The early signs are not encouraging.
January 11, 2018
Talking Headways Podcast: Changing Hearts and Minds in the Street Renaissance
This week's episode takes us back to the NACTO 2017 conference in Chicago, with a series of speakers who did quick presentations on how advocacy can change how people think and feel about city streets.
January 11, 2018
Buffalo Advocates Convince New York DOT to Rethink a Half-Baked Highway Removal
The state had pushed a "boulevard" design that was too much like the highway it was supposed to replace.
January 10, 2018
