Safety
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Last Push to Keep Telegraph Safe
Tuesday, July 6, the Oakland City Council will hear arguments for removing safety features from Telegraph in the KONO district
July 2, 2021
Safety Compromises Kill Again, This Time in Hayward
The carnage will continue until a standard of criminal negligence is applied to reckless motorists *and* officials who knowingly design and build unsafe streets
June 30, 2021
Fear of Assault Keeps Women From Walking
And transportation leaders aren’t doing enough to design streets that can make people of all genders feel comprehensively safe traveling outside cars.
June 29, 2021
Three Turning Restrictions Cities Need to Put on Drivers
To everything there is a season — but killer turns should never get the time of day in U.S. cities.
June 28, 2021
Poll Confirms Golden Gate Bridge Path Made Dangerously Windy by New Fence
Results of a new survey confirms that cyclists are getting pummeled by winds thanks to a new fence design.
June 24, 2021
Stats Show Blacks and Indigenous People Suffer Disproportionate Road Deaths
The U.S. is still failing to make meaningful progress to end the decades-long racial disparity in fatal car crash rates across modes, a new study finds — and things got worse during the pandemic.
June 23, 2021
Advocates Demand Better Car Safety Standards From Senate
The next baseline infrastructure bill can no longer ignore the need for common-sense vehicle safety improvements that save vulnerable road users’ lives, a coalition of advocates and lawmakers said on Tuesday.
June 16, 2021
Op-ed: Slow Streets & Redefining “Busy”
A street full of cars stuck in traffic isn't necessarily busy--but it is just bad
June 11, 2021
Bike East Bay Wants Your Help Saving Telegraph’s Protected Bike Lanes
Group calls on city to provide help to KONO businesses
June 10, 2021
Are Heavy EVs More Dangerous to U.S. Walkers?
A whole lot of heavy electric cars are likely to roll onto U.S. streets soon — but the U.S. hasn’t bothered to answer the question of how fatal they’ll be to pedestrians in the event of a crash.
June 9, 2021
