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SEE IT: Streetfilms Shows How Much Better Kids’ Lives Are When They Can Safely Bike to School
Which they can't do, because most of New York City is a hellscape of double-parked trucks, reckless drivers and dangerously designed roads.
November 23, 2020
Federal ‘Drunk Walking’ Stats Are Flimsy — And Dangerous
Spouting false statistics about inebriated pedestrians does nothing to make the next victims safer.
November 23, 2020
Studies Show Riding Transit During Pandemic Is Pretty Safe
As coronavirus cases surge nationally, many scientific studies are reassuring essential workers that it's largely safe to take public transportation (if they use basic precautions) — and reminding Washington that it's past time to give transit agencies the relief they need.
November 20, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: Buildings, Transportation, and Power
How are we going to get to net zero carbon emissions? It's hard.
November 19, 2020
Study: Drivers More Reckless When Their Cars Have More ‘Safe’ AV Tech
Automated vehicle technology was supposed to end car crashes forever — but a new study suggests that the more automated a car gets, the more reckless its driver may become.
November 19, 2020
Four Easy Ways Biden Could Revolutionize Our Cycling Culture
President-elect Biden is poised to take bold steps to reform federal transportation incentives as soon as February — and advocates are optimistic that he could take quick action to support active transportation in a way no president before him has even tried.
November 17, 2020
Feds to (Finally) Explore Drunk Driving Prevention Tech
We have the technology we need to stop drunk driving right now. Why aren't we using it?
November 16, 2020
Op-Ed: The Time for Dedicated Bus Lanes Is Now
America has a bus problem: People aren't riding them. We can fix that with a little paint.
November 12, 2020
As Biden Campaigned on Green Cars, U.S. Truck Sales Soared
A wave of U.S. car buyers nearly tied the all-time record for truck and SUV purchases, just weeks before the American people at large elected a President who wants to get rid of gas-guzzlers altogether by 2050.
November 11, 2020
The Five Worst Legacies of the Chao Years — And How to Undo Them
Secretary Elaine Chao's leadership of the Department of Transportation damaged our nation — both in what she did and what she failed to do, experts say.
November 10, 2020
