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The Brake: Henry Grabar on How Parking Explains the World

By Streetsblog Editors | May 23, 2023 | No Comments

Today, we sit down (in person!) with Slate's Henry Grabar to talk about his new book on parking — which we believe will be a powerful tool for activists and politicians who want to make the world a better place.

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Advocates Urge Feds Not To Weaken Already-Weak Crash Reporting Guidelines

By Kea Wilson | May 2, 2023 | No Comments

A new set of federal crash reporting guidelines could actually encourage cities to collect less data about the systemic factors behind the national traffic violence epidemic by treating basic information about road design at crash sites as optional.

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The Critical Climate Change Solution That No One Is Talking About

By Kea Wilson | Apr 24, 2023 | No Comments

A new report has finally put hard numbers to America's most overlooked climate and car-cutting solution: more development in neighborhoods where people don't need to drive everywhere.

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Stop the Spin: How to Spot Nine Types of Auto-Industry Disinformation

By Kea Wilson | Mar 13, 2023 | No Comments

Corporate disinformation has played a key role in creating America's deadly transportation culture — and it will keep happening until advocates learn to spot the most common forms of spin and organize against the policies they helped create.

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What Happens When You Ask Public Officials to Give Up Driving for a Week

By Kea Wilson | Feb 22, 2023 | No Comments

You get a flurry of local news coverage ... but not a lot of participation. No wonder pols all have the "windshield perspective."

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Talking Headways Podcast: Get on the Fast Bus!

By Jeff Wood | Feb 3, 2023 | No Comments

This week, Colin Parent, executive director of Circulate San Diego, comes on the program to talk about his new report, "Fast Bus! How San Diego Can Make Progress by Speeding Up the Bus." That title should say it all!

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