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These 10 Urban Freeways Deserve To Be Demolished — But Will They?
America is at a watershed moment in the fight to heal the harms of urban freeways that tore apart predominantly BIPOC and low-income communities, a new report argues — but what that healing will look like, exactly, is still an open question.
April 19, 2023
Speed Cameras, Bike Lane Camera Enforcement, and RSR Bridge Bills Pass First Committee
California legislative update: Here's a brief recap of yesterday's Assembly Transportation Hearing
April 18, 2023
Advocates Crash 101 Celebration of Induced Traffic and Pollution
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” ― Upton Sinclair
April 18, 2023
Biden’s ‘EV Revolution’ Will Pay Americans to Drive Some Really Dangerous Cars
The government is poised to pay Americans to buy big electric cars that 1) are known to be more dangerous, 2) that require a maximum amount of exploitative and destructive mineral extraction, and 3) will disproportionately benefit the wealthiest Americans. Mission accomplished.
April 18, 2023
No Change: San Francisco Cop Ignores Motorist Violations, Harasses Cyclist
The police department continues to ignore enforcement of the five most dangerous behaviors; prefers to bully people on bikes
April 17, 2023
Opinion: We Should Do More To Fight Sexual Harassment on Transit
In the ebb and flow of a global health crisis that obscured another shadow pandemic of increased violence against women, it is time WMATA acts on their stated priorities and visibly resumes their efforts to combat bad behavior and improve public trust.
April 17, 2023
Bike Month Is Coming. Focus: Santa Cruz
May is a great time to celebrate, educate, participate, and advocate for this beautiful machine.
April 14, 2023
Possibility for Better Bike Lanes on Bridgeway Street Already Getting Blowback
It's a major bike commuter route--and tourist attraction--between Sausalito and San Francisco. But it currently has no bike facilities. Is there finally a chance for improvement?
April 14, 2023
Opinion: Car-Free Inspiration From an Overseas Adventure
For four months last fall, my lifestyle changed dramatically when my husband and I lived car-free. Here's what I learned.
April 14, 2023
Exactly How Much Less America Walks Than Other Countries, In Five Charts
In a new study published in Sustainability, mobility researchers Ralph Buehler and John Pucher took on the daunting task of standardizing a messy range of global data on walking trips to better see how the United States stacks up against its peer nations. And we stink.
April 14, 2023
