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California Launches New Transportation Equity Tool

The Transportation Equity Index calls attention to inequitable distribution of transportation benefits and harms - and creates a new way to map multimodal access

March 4, 2024

Why Your City Needs a Walkability Study

Two urbanism rockstars are joining forces to bring a game-changing analysis to more cities — and spilling some trade secrets about low-cost design strategies that get people moving.

February 20, 2024

Paris Is Great — But the Green Mobility Revolution Is Happening All Over Europe

The green mobility revolution is happening in Paris — and Milan, and Seville, and Brussels.

January 11, 2024

CicLAvia South L.A. December 2023 Open Thread

The six-mile route included mostly Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, plus parts of Central Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard

December 5, 2023

Report: Americans Are Walking Less as Pedestrian Deaths Rise

America's walking rates took a nosedive during the pandemic — and they still haven't recovered.

November 3, 2023

Finally, a Halloween Safety Message That Focuses on the Real Danger

The deadliest Halloween monster in your neighborhood doesn’t need a costume: it’s your car!

October 31, 2023

Bill McKibben Talks How Walking Can Help End the Climate Crisis — And Make Americans Happier

This Halloween, we're giving you a treat instead of a trick, in the form of an extended (but still bite-sized) interview with legendary author and climate exepert Bill McKibben.

October 31, 2023

Metro: Getting Drivers to Freeway More Important Than Planned Bikeways

Metro didn't follow its own designs or city-approved CEQA-approved street standards - instead implementing not clearly defined changes that added car capacity - and omitted bike and walk facilities

October 12, 2023

Road Feels Unsafe? Prove It!

Instead of proactively asserting a right for people to walk and roll safely and conveniently outside of a vehicle, the standards used to determine when and where to put safety infrastructure require people to either risk their bodies or experience harm before any paint or concrete are poured.

October 11, 2023