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SCOTUS Declines to Hear ‘Pedestrian Safety’ Defense of Anti-Panhandling Laws
Good news: The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal that might have made it easier for cities to ban pedestrians rather than just fix roadways.
April 5, 2021
VIDEO: How the MUTCD Cuts Off Food Access For Pedestrians
Because of the strict adherence to the MUTCD we are denying some of the most economically challenged areas of our country safe access to food and recreation. Here's how.
April 1, 2021
Five Questions About Biden’s Infrastructure Package
President Biden revealed new details about his transformative new infrastructure package today, but sustainable transportation advocates are already questioning how much it will actually transform our national addiction to cars.
April 1, 2021
Why the U.S. Needs a Bold 2030 Mode Shift Target
America needs to commit to transportation policies that will at least double the number of people who travel by foot, bike or transit by 2030, a leading advocacy group argues.
March 30, 2021
SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Homeland, Calif. vs. Staten Island, N.Y.
Today, we're exploring how illumination impacts the American transit experience, and challenging agencies to stop leaving the public in the dark about how to request a better bus stop.
March 29, 2021
Buttigieg Broadly Commits to Increased Safety, Equity, Sustainability
Buttigieg presented an ambitious vision for a more just and sustainable transportation system in the U.S. We’ll be eagerly following the funding, regulation and policy specifics of how this vision can be realized.
March 29, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: The Annual Prediction Show with Yonah Freemark!
Talking to the new Urban Institute honcho about projects added to his transit inventory, the new infrastructure bill and a look back at our predictions from last year.
March 26, 2021
Police Declined to Cite Drivers in Shawn Bradley Crash
No drivers were cited in the January car crash that paralyzed former NBA star and cyclist Shawn Bradley, and the road on which he was traveling did not have a protected bike lane.
March 25, 2021
Advocates to Feds: We Need a New Traffic-Control Manual
A coalition of leading transportation professionals is pushing for an overhaul of the manual that sets many of the most dangerous design guidelines for our car-focused roads — and rejecting a piecemeal public comment process that they say will only put a band-aids over the gaping wounds in our unsafe national transportation standards.
March 24, 2021
Confirmed: Pedestrian Fatality Rate Up By Double Digits
The nation's battle with COVID-19 had a terrible side-effect for America's pedestrians: more death.
March 23, 2021
