CARB’s Scoping Plan for Climate Action Calls for Much Less Driving
But CARB sidestepped real commitments on reducing VMT, even though the agency has acknowledged for years that reducing driving is key to meeting climate goals
December 19, 2022
Opinion: What If We’re Thinking About Impaired Driving All Wrong?
Let's pull back the cover on some seemingly shocking stats from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
December 19, 2022
The Streetsblog Interview: New Head of Zipcar on Equity, Congestion and Parking
As the city hopes to reduce its dependence on private automobiles in order to cut back on congestion, emissions and traffic violence, it’s also looking to expand its carshare program. So we talked to the head of Zipcar about the company's prospects in New York.
December 19, 2022
How Traffic Engineers Blame You for Their Profession’s Mistakes
[Street design and land use] together are at the root cause of a lot of the traffic safety challenges we see across the country,” said Mike Lydon, founding principal of Street Plans. “And to completely fail to acknowledge that, to not internalize that and figure out that that's the responsibility of the engineer, is a problem and it’s misguided.”
December 16, 2022
Big Auto’s Fuel Economy Plateau Is Especially Bad News for Pedestrians
Average fuel economy on new U.S. vehicles has hit a troubling plateau last year, a new federal report finds — and the reason why is particularly bad news for vulnerable road users, in addition to the planet at large.
December 15, 2022
(Very) Early Peek at 2023-24 Legislative Agenda
Bill language is still very open-ended at this early stage, but Asm Friedman plans to tackle the climate goals/transportation funding gap, and Asm Boerner Horvath is trying again on allowing bikes to treat stop signs as yields
December 14, 2022