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Alameda Mayor Blasts Oakland/Alameda Freeway Plan
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft calls B.S. on a Caltrans, Alameda County plan to turn the Webster and Posey tubes into I-880 ramps
October 26, 2020
Safest Block on Broadway Is a Construction Zone
Oakland finally follows Dutch/Danish best practices by placing the construction barrier between moving cars and the bike lane
October 20, 2020
‘The Auto Industry Went Berserk’: Joan Claybrook, Former Head of NHTSA
The retractable stop-sign, mandatory crash test standards, mandatory airbags and bendable hood ornaments are just a few of Joan Claybrook's traffic safety legacies — but behind the scenes, she pushed for far more.
October 16, 2020
Best Practices: How Oslo Reached Vision Zero (And How Your City Can, Too!)
Inside the car-free livability program that transformed Norway’s capital.
October 16, 2020
Police Impound Reckless Driver’s Car Based Solely on Video Evidence
Wait a sec, don't cops have to see a traffic violation with their own eyes to do something?
October 15, 2020
Exactly How Far U.S. Street Safety Has Fallen Behind Europe, in Three Bombshell Charts
We knew it was bad, but not THIS bad.
October 13, 2020
Why A New Michigan Law Has Non-Drivers Buying Car Insurance
...and chances are, your state's insurance laws are probably even worse.
October 6, 2020
Editorial Cartoon: Federal ‘Pedestrian Safety Month’ is a Joke
This week, our cartoonist Bill Roundy goes national to lampoon the federal government's weak response to the pedestrian safety crisis.
October 6, 2020
Road Fatality Rates Reach Highest Level in 15 Years
It's official: walkers who ventured outdoors during COVID-19 lockdowns had a greater chance of being killed on our autocentric roads than any time in the past 15 years despite historic declines in driving.
October 2, 2020
Advocates to Chao: First ‘Pedestrian Safety Month’ Must Be More Than Just a Press Release
A coalition of transportation safety and consumer groups is urging Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to push for laws aimed at decreasing the pedestrian death toll on America's roadways, which reached a 30-year high of 6,590 last year.
October 1, 2020
