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Mitigating Risks on Group Bike Rides with COVID on the Rise
While group bike rides, even with masks and social distancing, aren't without risk during the pandemic, community activists say the benefits are worth it.
November 9, 2020
Prop 22 Wins in Massive Handout to Unsustainable Transportation
The controversial California bill is poised to be replicated across the nation — unless we stop it.
November 5, 2020
State and Local Transit Won in a Landslide Yesterday
And that may be *because* — not despite of — a pandemic that terrified millions of Americans off buses and trains.
November 4, 2020
How Cities Are Keeping Voting Queues Safe from COVID-19 and Cars
As voters across the country head to the ballot box, some cities are giving driving spaces around polling places back to the people — while others are leaving them out in the cold.
November 4, 2020
Transportation Measures to Watch on Election Day
Even if you don't live in a district that's considering one of these propositions, they could serve as a model for your own community soon.
November 3, 2020
STUDY: Why Most Cyclists Killed by Drivers Are Middle-Aged
A new study finds that traffic violence deaths among adult cyclists in the U.S. have tripled since 1975, even though cycling deaths overall have actually decreased by 17 percent over the same period.
November 2, 2020
How to Bike With Disabilities, Discrimination, and Difference
When it comes to getting out and enjoying life on two wheels, some of the most intimidating barriers we must confront have less to do with hulking SUVs more to do with what types of bodies our entire culture is built to suit — and in a new online speaker series, 13 riders shared the personal stories that shape the way they ride.
October 30, 2020
STUDY: Streetcars Symbolize the Dangers of ‘Colorblind’ Transit Planning
Transit can be a powerful tool for mobility justice — but if we're not deliberate, it can be a tool for reinforcing white supremacy, too.
October 27, 2020
U.S. Auto Insurance Industry Admits Systemic Racism
Auto insurers charge Black drivers with good records more than white drivers with bad records — among other racist practices.
October 26, 2020
How Auto Insurers Subsidize Car Carnage
It costs less to insure an SUV, despite its role in the pedestrian death crisis. And drunk drivers barely pay more for insurance (why can they even get insurance again?).
October 23, 2020
