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EV Hummer Bummer, Part III: The Machine Still Kills
It's the third installment of our series examining why GMC's "quiet revolution" is just very loud greenwashing.
February 7, 2020
Zero Fatalities Task Force Report: Change the Way Speed Limits Are Set
The "85th Percentile Rule" relies on outdated assumptions and needs to be fixed
February 6, 2020
Celebrating Market Street for People
After decades of campaigns, advocacy and hard work, the dream of a car-free Market Street is here
January 29, 2020
A Third of States Won’t Even Try to Reduce Road Deaths
Too many states don't even set a target of reducing road deaths — because the feds don't care.
January 27, 2020
Wanted: Strategy for Curtailing Monster SUVs
New York's 'shaming' campaign is a start, but activists should push for national pedestrian-safety standards and local car-free zones.
January 8, 2020
DMV to Allow Testing of Autonomous “Light-Duty” Trucks on CA Roads
By their reckoning, "light-duty" means anything up to 10,000 pounds. Five tons. No one behind the wheel. Delivering pizza.
December 18, 2019
Friends, Family March for Justice for Woon, Pen Personal Messages Asking for Change
"Whenever I ride, I think if I'll make it back to see my mom wake up or to have dinner. Put yourself in our shoes."
December 17, 2019
Safe Streets Advocates Stage Die-In to Protest Garcetti and City Council Lack of Vision Zero Progress
What will it take for Los Angeles' Mayor Eric Garcetti and the L.A. City Council to take hundreds of annual traffic deaths seriously?
December 4, 2019
America’s SUVs Are Killing the Planet: U.N.
UN emissions report predicts the earth will warm 7 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100 unless the world cuts 7.6 percent of its carbon output each year for the next 80 years.
November 27, 2019
Walk SF Urges Public to Push for Strong Recommendations on Setting Speed Limits
Zero Fatalities Task Force report due soon, but since it has been meeting in closed-door sessions it's anyone's guess what its recommendations will be
November 21, 2019