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San Francisco Officially Opens Two-Way Battery Bike Lane
It's sad that SFMTA, in 2023, with record fatalities due to traffic violence in 2022, is still "experimenting" on humans and building and boasting about such bare-bone, "better than nothing" designs.
March 16, 2023
‘Secretary Pete Can’t Save You’: FHWA OKs Houston Highway Expansion After Pause
"The lesson here is, Secretary Pete is not going to come in and save the day," said one highway opponent. "And he probably isn’t capable of saving the day."
March 16, 2023
Q&A: Councilmember Fife has had it with Oakland’s Dangerous Streets
"I'm willing to go all the way to keep people safe" says District 3 Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife
March 15, 2023
Guest Post: Franklin Street Project Highlights City Leadership Failures
San Francisco is still trying to fake its way to Vision Zero. We need a generation of new leaders who take street safety seriously
March 14, 2023
Study: Cognitive Screenings for Aging Drivers Cut Some Crashes — But They Have a Disturbing Downside
Simply taking away the licenses of older drivers who show signs of dementia without addressing the dangers of the car-dependent communities in which they live may not deliver as many safety benefits as policymakers hope, a new study suggests — and it may spike the number of death among seniors who walk and bike, too.
March 14, 2023
California Trainin’: A Chicagoan Checks Out Transportation in the Golden State
Here's a show-and-tell of my impressions of the walk/bike/transit stuff I experienced, including a few things I'd be glad to see implemented in Chicago.
March 14, 2023
The E-Bike Era Is Here. Is California Ready?
Many are asking how to regulate this new form of mobility. So let’s have this discussion.
March 13, 2023
Stop the Spin: How to Spot Nine Types of Auto-Industry Disinformation
Corporate disinformation has played a key role in creating America's deadly transportation culture — and it will keep happening until advocates learn to spot the most common forms of spin and organize against the policies they helped create.
March 13, 2023
Bill Would Create a California Bicycle Safety Handbook
The idea is to make bicycle safety information available to all road users
March 10, 2023
High-Speed Rail to Vegas Clears Another Hurdle
The dream of high-speed rail from the major cities of California to Las Vegas takes a step forward
March 9, 2023