Safety
Streetsblog California
Walk SF Urges City not to Allow Return to Pre-COVID Traffic Violence
The tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic came with one positive aspect: the shutdown meant a drop in traffic-related pollution and a reduction in traffic violence and deaths. However, as advocates for safe streets expected and feared, with the economy partially re-opened, too many people are dying in traffic collisions once again.
July 31, 2020
Protected Bike Lanes that Any City Can Afford
You don't need to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to protect cyclists, scooter riders, and other vulnerable road users from car traffic.
July 30, 2020
Fell Protected Bike Lane Opens, Telegraph Still in Trouble
A look at ongoing protected bike lane developments on both sides of the Bay
July 28, 2020
American SUVs are Too Dangerous for UK Roads, UK Safety Experts Say
American SUVs kill so many people on U.S. roads that other countries don't want them anywhere near their own roads.
July 22, 2020
Want to Stop Car Crashes? Study the Near-Misses
A pilot program in Bellevue, Wash. is using anonymized video and big data to stop crashes before they happen.
July 16, 2020
Meet the McCloskeys: How Private Places Act as a Form of Spatial Anti-Blackness in St. Louis
Two white homeowners threatened the lives of Black Lives Matter protesters in on a private street in St. Louis on Sunday, raising new questions about anti-Black racism in pseudo-public space.
July 1, 2020
L.A. Metro Board Approves Steps Toward Reworking Transit Policing
Metro is establishing a Transit Public Safety Advisory Committee that will develop a community-based approach to public safety on the transit system, including shifting resources away from armed law enforcement
June 26, 2020
Study: For Nearly Half of Drivers, Threat of Police Enforcement Doesn’t Deter Texting
An over-focus on enforcement poses unconscionable dangers to black residents — and it doesn't even deter many dangerous drivers.
June 12, 2020
Commentary: On Safe Streets for Everyone
The anger expressed in the national protests against police violence must not be in vain
June 4, 2020
Streets Need to Be Safe for Black Lives
America’s tolerance for police brutality has passed its breaking point
June 3, 2020