Safety
Streetsblog California
Commentary: BART Police, a Resolution
An open letter to BART's most pro-bike directors
November 12, 2021
Traffic Violence Epidemic’s Latest Victim: Alameda Co Supervisor Wilma Chan
She was out walking her dog. A driver hit her while she was crossing Shoreline on Alameda
November 5, 2021
More Paint and Another Death in Oakland
How many people will die before DOTs stop pretending paint works?
November 3, 2021
Streets for All Announces L.A. 25×25 Challenge to Re-Allocate Public Space for People
L.A. 25x25 pushes to give 25 percent of street space back to the people by 2025 - expanding Slow Streets, outdoor dining, plazas, green space, bus shelters, tree planting, pedestrian space, and bus and bike lanes
November 2, 2021
US DOT Promises National Safe Systems Approach After Historic Death Surge
The Department of Transportation is promising radical new changes to federal approach to roadway safety following a report that showed the largest six-month increase in roadway fatalities ever recorded by the agency.
November 1, 2021
Four Ways to Keep Kids Safe From Traffic Violence This Halloween
Top health leaders are encouraging families to get outside and trick-or-treat for the first time since the pandemic began, but advocates are urging them not to ignore another public health threat that threatens kids every Halloween: traffic violence.
October 29, 2021
Why Your City’s ‘Vision Zero’ Plan Needs ‘Direct Vision’
The drivers of the biggest vehicles on U.S. roads can't even see many of the people in their path — and cities could be doing more right now to stop blind-spot deaths, a recent panel of experts argued.
October 25, 2021
LA City Council Moves to Implement New State Laws on Speed Limits, Bus Lane Enforcement, Slow Streets
Councilmembers Bonin, Krekorian, and Koretz get things started after Newsom signs bills into law
October 21, 2021
Why Painted Bike Lanes are Immoral, in One Video
Leaving vulnerable road users in this kind of mortal danger is abhorrent and unacceptable.
October 20, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: Cheap, Rapid, and in Our Control
How cities are making streets safe more quickly and easily than ever before.
October 15, 2021
