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Jun 14, 2024, 12:01 am By Blake Aued
Redesigning roads to be safer is a long and arduous process, but there’s one thing the U.S. government could do right now to protect pedestrians and cyclists — rate how safe vehicles are for the people they hit, not just the people inside. (Vox) A digital…Talking Headways Podcast: Killed by a Traffic Engineer
Jun 13, 2024, 4:47 pm By Jeff Wood
This week we’re joined by Wes Marshall, Civil Engineering Professor at the University of Colorado at Denver to talk about his book Killed by a Traffic Engineer: Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies our Transportation System. We chat about writing…Thursday’s Headlines Stroll to the Store
Jun 13, 2024, 12:55 am By Blake Aued
Did Manhattan merchants kill congestion pricing? The myth that shoppers and diners all drive continues to persist, although studies show business owners consistently underestimate the number of customers who come by foot, bike or transit. (Vox) Transit…Here’s a Radical New Way To Cut Car Insurance Claims: Make The Damn Roads Safer
Jun 13, 2024, 12:02 am By Kea Wilson
Car insurance claims and crash casualties plummeted in Wales after speed limits were slashed to 20 miles per hour — and it’s sparking a conversation about whether similar shifts could help cut sky-high insurance rates in the U.S., too. Motor underwriting…Wednesday’s Headlines Are Red About Right on Red
Jun 12, 2024, 12:17 am By Blake Aued
Cities nationwide are banning right turns at red lights because, although they might shave a few seconds off a driver’s commute, it comes at the expense of pedestrian lives. (NPR) Plans authored by the right-wing Heritage Foundation for a second Trump…Survey: Most Drivers Want Their Cars To Alert Them When They Hit Deadly Speeds
Jun 12, 2024, 12:02 am By Kea Wilson
The majority of American drivers would happily accept technology that warns them to slow down when they’re exceeding the speed limit — and a surprising number are open to systems that even prevent them from hitting deadly velocities, a new survey finds.…Why Traffic Engineers Learn Almost Nothing About Traffic Safety In School
Jun 12, 2024, 12:01 am By Wes Marshall
The following is an excerpt from Killed by a Traffic Engineer by Wes Marshall. It is republished with permission. Check back soon for a series of interviews with the author. In the postscript to his last book, James Reason — our “Human Error” spiritual…Calif. Cities Block Off Streets for Rich Neighborhoods, Not for Bike/Walk Safety
Jun 11, 2024, 7:41 pm By Joe Linton
Back in 2020, Streetsblog published a short post on how cities, mostly Los Angeles, block off streets to keep drivers from cutting through rich residential neighborhoods. The piece pointed out the double standard that L.A. has commonly closed streets to…‘Talking Headways’ Special: Let’s Understand This Congestion Pricing Debacle
Jun 11, 2024, 10:30 am By Jeff Wood
Days after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul canceled a first-in-the-nation congestion pricing plan just three weeks before the decades-in-the-making toll was about to go into effect, we called up Ben Kabak of the website Second Avenue Sagas to help us understand…Tuesday’s Headlines Died by Engineering
Jun 11, 2024, 12:34 am By Blake Aued
Wes Marshall’s new book “Killed by a Traffic Engineer” exposes the pseudoscience behind road design. The technical manuals engineers wrote and follow actually have little basis in fact, according to the former traffic engineer. (CNU Public Square) Why do…New Law Would Ensure The Bike Revolution is American-Made
Jun 11, 2024, 12:03 am By Kea Wilson
The bike-manufacturing industry must return to American shores — and bring more riders to U.S. roads in the process — the nation’s leading bike advocate in Congress is seeking in a new bill put forth last wee. Congressional Bike Caucus founder Earl…Komanoff: Actually, Small Businesses Stand to Benefit from Congestion Pricing
Jun 11, 2024, 12:03 am By Charles Komanoff
So many canards, so little time. Winning back congestion pricing after Gov. Hochul’s cancellation requires dispelling the most enduring myths about it. And there may be no more pernicious fabulation than that small businesses in the congestion zone will…Transit YouTuber Rides Forty L.A. County Bus Systems in Three Days
Jun 10, 2024, 7:28 pm By Joe Linton
Boston-based Miles in Transit (YouTube, Twitter) touched down at LAX early Friday morning, then spent three days riding as many different L.A. County transit systems as possible before flying out late Sunday. Miles aimed to ride 45 different bus systems, and…‘A Petition, a Website, and a T-shirt’: Ann Arbor Advocates Share Tips for Canceling Highway Expansions
Jun 10, 2024, 12:02 am By Kea Wilson
The Michigan Department of Transportation has rescinded a proposal to expand a highway — and the advocates who helped propel that victory are sharing their lessons for communities across the U.S. fighting similar battles. In late May, transportation…N.Y. Gov. Hochul’s Bid to Stop Congestion Pricing Might Be Illegal
Jun 10, 2024, 12:02 am By David Meyer
All eyes are now on the feds. The question of whether Kathy Hochul can unilaterally end congestion pricing may end up in court, but before that, the Federal Highway Administration is supposed to take the final bureaucratic step: inking a formal agreement…Monday’s Headlines Are Bumper to Bumper
Jun 9, 2024, 11:54 pm By Blake Aued
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s surprise decision to block congestion pricing in Manhattan last week is sure generating a lot of traffic for news outlets. The NY Times has a tick-tock claiming Hochul always had reservations, in contrast to previous reporting…Friday’s Headlines Got Congested
Jun 7, 2024, 12:25 am By Blake Aued
In a stunning reversal, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul blocked New York City’s congestion pricing program, apparently to help House Democrats win a few suburban votes (Politico). Hochul’s “betrayal” infuriated congestion pricing supporters, who are also…Friday Video: What Is Daylighting, and How Does it Save Lives?
Jun 7, 2024, 12:03 am By Streetsblog
When drivers park all the way up to the street corner, they essentially create a wall of metal that makes it almost impossible to see who’s coming until it’s too late to avoid a crash. In New York City, though, transportation leaders are starting to remove…Talking Headways Podcast: The Computable City
Jun 6, 2024, 4:39 pm By Jeff Wood
This week on Talking Headways we’re joined by Michael Batty, Professor of Planning at the University College London. We chat about his book The Computable City: Histories, Technologies, Stories, Predictions, which includes histories of computing, smart…Opinion: Gov. Hochul Risks Handing Donald Trump the Keys To NYC’s Transportation Future
Jun 6, 2024, 2:32 pm By Justin Balik
Gov. Hochul framed her decision to “indefinitely pause” congestion pricing on Wednesday as being in the interests of everyday New Yorkers. But it’s unlikely “everyday New Yorkers” want to outsource the state’s transportation decisions to Donald…
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