How Activists Are Making Streets Safer When Their Governments Won’t — And How You Can, Too
Oct 30, 2023, 12:00 am By Kea Wilson
A national alliance of sustainable transportation advocates is taking action to physically remake…‘Bidenomics’: Feds Seek to Promote Commercial Conversions Into Affordable Transit-Friendly Housing
Oct 27, 2023, 6:00 am By John BescheThe federal government is going back to the future to help reduce housing costs, slow global warming…Friday’s Headlines Take It Slow
Oct 27, 2023, 12:01 am ByHeavy SUVs are deadlier than cars, but that doesn’t matter much on fast-moving roads where speeds…Talking Headways Podcast: The Living City
Oct 26, 2023, 1:49 pm By Jeff Wood
This week we’re chatting with professor Des Fitzgerald about his new book, The Living City: Why…Climate Chief Wants MassDOT To Start Treating the Climate Emergency Like an Actual Emergency
Oct 26, 2023, 9:10 am By
On Wednesday, Governor Healey’s new climate chief published an 86-page catalog of recommendations…The Worst of Pedestrian Safety Month
Oct 26, 2023, 12:01 am By Angie Schmitt
Sometimes I ask myself, should I do something to mark pedestrian safety month? It is sorta my…Thursday’s Headlines Feel the Need for Speed
Oct 26, 2023, 12:01 am By Blake AuedInvesting in high-speed rail would create thousands of jobs and slash greenhouse gas emissions,…Commentary: Wait, the DMV Cares About Public Safety?
Oct 25, 2023, 11:18 pm By Roger Rudick
The California Department of Motor Vehicles has suspended Cruise’s permit to run driverless taxis…Study: Yes, SUVs Are Deadlier Than Cars — But on Fast Arterials, Pedestrians Die No Matter What
Oct 25, 2023, 12:25 am By Kea Wilson
Tennessee’s decade-long surge in pedestrian deaths has less to do with the size of the cars that…Wednesday’s Headlines Were Bankrupted by Cars
Oct 25, 2023, 12:11 am By Blake AuedMore Americans are currently behind on their auto loans since at least 1994. (Bloomberg) People are…Why Protests Work and How to Use Them to Win The Transportation Outcomes You Want
Oct 25, 2023, 12:00 am By Carter Lavin
From the autumn of 2021 to the end of 2022, I helped organize, promote, and lead over 20 protests…Analysis: NYC Congestion Pricing Fee May Be Too Low for Taxi and Uber Riders
Oct 25, 2023, 12:00 am By Dave Colon
Taxi passengers are going to get a break from congestion tolling — but is it too generous a break?…Living Without Refuge: How the Housing Crisis Fuels Traffic Violence
Oct 24, 2023, 12:01 am By Brett Zimmerman
The Vision Zero movement is premised around the belief that traffic deaths are preventable and…Tuesday’s Headlines Breathe in the Air
Oct 24, 2023, 12:01 am By Blake AuedWhile it’s always good to call attention to the catastrophic number of traffic deaths in the U.S.,…Three NYC Asphalt Trucks Exploded Last Spring, Raising Safety, Environmental Concerns: Records
Oct 24, 2023, 12:01 am By Jesse Coburn
On an otherwise quiet night early last spring, a loud boom echoed through Prospect Park. A New York…Mobility Safety from a Feminist Perspective
Oct 23, 2023, 12:01 am By Sara Ortiz EscalanteRoad safety is gendered. Gender-differentiated mobility patterns, as well as stereotyped road…Monday’s Headlines Need Better Infrastructure
Oct 23, 2023, 12:01 am By Blake AuedThe New York Times Magazine took a deep dive into the cost in time, money and lives of not investing…Kids Need a Head Start Just to Get to Head Start: Report
Oct 23, 2023, 12:00 am By George Kevin JordanAbout 58 percent of qualifying children can’t make it to a Head Start program on transit —…How Air Pollution Intersects with Unsafe Streets
Oct 20, 2023, 12:01 am By Ruth Kettle-FrisbyRoad vehicles present a serious danger to children’s lives, both physically and physiologically.…Thursday’s Headlines Are E-Biking Away
Oct 20, 2023, 12:01 am By Blake AuedE-bikes aren’t replacing traditional bikes; they’re replacing second cars. (Washington Post) The…
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