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A new initiative aims to put thousands of purpose-built transportation bikes in the hands of people in underserved countries — and in the process, sparking a conversation about the role of bike design itself in making green mobility accessible.

Parents who've lost their children to traffic violence are leading the charge to make our streets safer.

I believe that turning citizens against one another, even in the name of pedestrian safety, is a terrible mistake.

"We have concerns about this technology now — not even considering how complex it might someday become,"  said one report author.

E-scooters and bike-shares are back on a sharp upward trajectory after a brief dip in 2020, according to a new NACTO report.

Now that winter’s cold and darkness are closing in on us, some are getting ready to try biking through a New England winter for the first time, and exploring the possibility of becoming year-round bicyclists. 

New York just got more room to celebrate the holidays this year — well, only on Sundays. 

Even as Holland has become famous for its people-first infrastructure, U.S. advocates rarely talk about the arduous process Netherlanders must undertake before they're allowed to drive — or how education contributes to the country's eye-popping safety stats.

Cities are slow to install crosswalks, but they sure are quick to remove them if you get tired of waiting and paint your own.

Here are three core reasons why Amtrak routes are having a hard time — and some signs of hope.

Amtrak is leaving the station with about as many riders as before the pandemic. Plus, EVs aren't saving as much gas as you might think

Calling bike lanes with safe-hit posts "protected" makes as much sense as gluing the posts to the front bumpers of cars as a way to protect cyclists.

A very special edition of Talking Headways on the one-year anniversary of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and what it has meant (and will mean going forward!).

The New York Times jumped into the ongoing conversation about why American road deaths are so rapidly outpacing the rest of the industrialized world — but the scratch-the-surface approach left a lot of causes and solutions on the table.

Streetsblog USA works tirelessly to chronicle the movement to end car dependency, and explore the tough questions about what a better transportation system might look like. But 2022 may have been one of our most impactful years yet — until 2023 (with your…

"We can certainly turn around our deadly trends. Sarah, other victims, and so many families mourning this holiday season deserve at least as much."

Only a few states are really taking advantage of the Biden administration's leeway in spending funding earmarked for roads on transit instead.

On November 8, voters across the country approved nearly $3.6 billion dollars in local funding for new bicycle infrastructure. Here are a few notable measures from across the country.

The man who claimed he would reinvent tunnel-digging may be South African, but he sure knows how to say an Irish goodbye.

As shown in this map, Chicago’s land use policies have a major impact on our greenhouse gas emissions.