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Study: Drivers Mostly Use Cruise Control to Speed
"Cruise control" technology was invented to help drivers maintain a safe and steady speed — but more often, they use it to go faster than they would without it, a new study finds.
March 22, 2021
SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Pittsburgh vs. Littleton
This is the fourth first-round matchup in the Sweet 16 round of our annual Sorriest Bus Stop contest (voting continues through Tuesday at 4 p.m. Eastern).
March 22, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: A Philosophical Justification for Accessibility
No one likes congestion, but that's not a reason to pool a lot of public money into it, says an expert.
March 18, 2021
Believe It Or Not, These Aren’t Even the Sorriest Bus Stops in America
On Wednesday, we'll begin our annual contest to find the worst bus stop in America. Here are the dishonorable mentions.
March 16, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: Latina Leaders in Transit
This week, we talk about diversity in transit (and the need for more!) with Angie Rivera-Malpiede of the Regional Transportation District in Denver, and Cindy Chavez, a Santa Clara County, Calif. supervisor.
March 12, 2021
STUDY: How Race and Income Impact Road Safety in Oregon
A growing body of research has proven that incomplete and dangerous transportation infrastructure in lower-income areas has a disparate negative impact on Black, Indigenous and people of color. Now ODOT’s own analysis proves the existence of these impacts on BIPOC Oregonians for the first time.
March 11, 2021
This Year’s List of the Most Dangerous Cities for Walkers Is Unacceptable, and Familiar
Every single state in America but one has gotten more dangerous for walkers in the last two years — and the only one that didn't only managed to maintain its abysmal rate of walking fatalities, rather than reducing it.
March 10, 2021
New COVID Relief Bill Is a Strong Start to a Long Transit Recovery
Congress is poised to give the transit industry its most significant lifeline yet in the pandemic, but it may still leave some cities struggling to make it for the long haul, advocates argue.
March 9, 2021
Send Us Your Nominees for the Sorriest Bus Stop!
It's the return of our beloved contest — inspired by the NCAA's March Madness bracket!
March 8, 2021
OPINION: Treat Traffic Violence as an Epidemic
Manhattan district attorney hopeful Tali Farhadian Weinstein looks to driver-accountability law, technology to curtail reckless drivers.
March 8, 2021
