Want to Make Vehicles Safer? Start With These Two Changes to Government and Commercial Fleets
Oct 23, 2024, 12:01 am By Kea Wilson
Two prominent road safety coalitions are urging private and government fleet operators to make their vehicles safer for everyone else on the road — as a message to regulators that it’s possible for all cars to incorporate technology that prevents speeding…Tuesday’s Headlines Are Double-Parked
Oct 22, 2024, 1:09 am By Blake Aued
As New York City considers lifting its minimum parking requirements for residential development, the Times looks at how such often-arbitrary regulations add to the cost of housing, and how such measures draw resistance even in cities with good transit. Blind…‘Rage Against the Machine’: The Daily Toll of Cars in 18 Images
Oct 22, 2024, 12:02 am By Vishaan Chakrabarti
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from The Architecture of Urbanity: Designing for Nature, Culture, and Joy by Vishaan Chakrabarti and is republished with permission. There are many forces that make our cities banal, inequitable, and unsustainable,…President Sprawl? What’s With Pols Talking About Developing Federal Land?
Oct 22, 2024, 12:02 am By Aaron Short
As the presidential election comes to a furious conclusion, both parties are playing the sprawl card. Both the Trump and Harris campaigns are putting forward plans to alleviate the nation’s affordable housing crisis by developing new homes on thousands of…How Atlanta Passed Its Right-On-Red Ban
Oct 22, 2024, 12:01 am By Rebecca Serna
Editor’s note: this article is an excerpt from the Vision Zero Cities Journal and is republished with permission. For more information on the Vision Zero Cities 2024 conference, click here. On February 14, 2024, the Atlanta City Council approved legislation…Reconnecting Communities: Are We There Yet?
Oct 21, 2024, 12:03 am By Sophia Lebowitz
Want to fix the racist legacy of America’s highways? One rule of thumb applies: Two wrongs don’t make a right. Advocates hoping to reconnect mostly poor, communities of color that were severed by the highway construction of the early- and mid-20th…How São Paulo Cut Traffic Deaths by a Third Overnight
Oct 21, 2024, 12:01 am By Stephen H. Graham
Editor’s note: this article is an excerpt from the Vision Zero Cities Journal and is republished with permission. For more information on the Vision Zero Cities 2024 conference, click here. A decade ago, the largest city in the Americas suffered from 1,249…Monday’s Headlines Believe in Lizard People
Oct 21, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
A former Trump ambassador who could play a key role in his next administration thinks 15-minute cities will imprison you in your neighborhood and a whole lot of other crazy stuff. (Politico) Because of climate change, just maintaining roads will become $19…Friday’s Headlines Breathe in the Air
Oct 18, 2024, 12:59 am By Blake Aued
Municipal zoning codes tend to cluster high-density housing, including public housing, near busy highways, exposing residents to unhealthy emission. Instead, policies should discourage driving and encourage integrating multifamily housing into neighborhoods.…Cost of Transportation Soaring … Because of Cars
Oct 18, 2024, 12:03 am By Gersh Kuntzman
They drove themselves to the poor house. Transportation costs have risen by more than 39 percent for the average household in the New York City metropolitan area since the pandemic — but the main culprit is the fact that more people bought cars, the…Friday Video: Commute with Dylan in Boston
Oct 18, 2024, 12:02 am By Gersh KuntzmanHat tip to Boston Mayor (and cyclist) Michelle Wu for posting today’s video to highlight how an electric bike and a protected lane can make an easy commute even for someone suffering from a serious disability. In the video, you’ll meet Dylan, who suffers…From Challenge to Opportunity: Transforming Salt Lake City’s Wide Streets
Oct 18, 2024, 12:01 am By Molly O’Neill Robinson
Editor’s note: this article is an excerpt from the Vision Zero Cities Journal and is republished with permission. For more information on the Vision Zero Cities 2024 conference, click here. Salt Lake City’s urban form, while common in Utah and found…Talking Headways Podcast: Simpler Payment Systems for Agencies and Riders
10:13am By Jeff Wood
This week on the Talking Headways podcast we’re joined by Gillian Gillett of Cal ITP and Dan Baker of the Connecticut Department of Transportation to discuss how agencies can create simpler payment and travel experiences for transit riders. We chat about…Hoboken Pol: E-Bike Registration Not Working
8:14am By Sophia Lebowitz
Take a test, wear a vest? A Hoboken politician says the city’s commercial e-bike registration program isn’t working — and maintains that safe street redesigns remain the key to reducing crashes and rule-breaking by delivery workers. At a panel discussion…Curitiba: 50 Years of Lessons from the World’s First ‘Bus Rapid Transit’
12:01am By Ariadne dos Santos Daher
Fifty years ago, in 1974, Curitiba inaugurated the first 20 kilometers of a pioneering transit system that, over the years, became known as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). At that time, the city had about 600,000 residents (now nearing 1.8 million, with a…Thursday’s Headlines Don’t Fit the Profile
12:01am By Blake Aued
Carlton Reid writes about a UK nonprofit’s analysis showing that images of people on bikes predominately feature slim, able-bodied white riders and heterosexual nuclear families cycling in idyllic environments with no motor traffic, buildings or pedestrians,…Wednesday’s Supersized Headlines
Wed 12:03am By Blake Aued
Traffic projections decades into the future are exaggerated at best and falsified at worst, resulting in bridges and highways that are built wider than they need to be. (Dissent) People who value transit should use it regularly, even if it’s a less…How Boomtown Austin is Thinking Beyond Highways
Wed 12:01am By Gardner Tabon
Editor’s note: this article is an excerpt from the Vision Zero Cities Journal and is republished with permission. For more information on the Vision Zero Cities 2024 conference, click here. The City of Austin’s population is booming, presenting a unique…EVs — What Are They Good For?
Oct 15, 2024, 10:17 am By Charles Komanoff
U.S. electric vehicles are only slightly less harmful to the environment and society than conventional gasoline cars, according to a new in-depth analysis that should encourage policymakers to rethink their whole subsidy regime. This surprising…Red State, Red Tape: How to Fight for a Highway Teardown in Louisiana
Oct 15, 2024, 10:10 am By Amy Stelly
Editor’s note: this article is an excerpt from the Vision Zero Cities Journal and is republished with permission. For more information on the Vision Zero Cities 2024 conference, click here. Recently, I was asked how I remain steadfast in my fight against…
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