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Talking Headways Podcast: Can Everyone be a Landscape Architect? No!
Let's talk about food deserts and transportation access and the American Society of Landscape Architects Climate Action Plan.
February 23, 2023
Three Ways DOTs Can Help the Unhoused — On and Off the Road
A new study finds that departments of transportation can and must do more to protect a particularly vulnerable group: the unhoused people who take shelter on and alongside American roads.
February 23, 2023
East Bay Unity Ride for Safe Streets
Recent coordinated attacks on cyclists brings together multiple bike clubs and advocates for a show of unity and positivity in the East Bay
February 22, 2023
What Happens When You Ask Public Officials to Give Up Driving for a Week
You get a flurry of local news coverage ... but not a lot of participation. No wonder pols all have the "windshield perspective."
February 22, 2023
The Solution to Deadly Lithium-Ion Battery Fires Could be a Trade-In Program
As battery-sparked fires tear through homes and buildings, advocates and experts are calling for a trade-in program that would allow delivery workers to exchange faulty, damaged or second-hand batteries for safe, certified ones — a "battery buy-back" program modeled on successful efforts to reduce guns.
February 22, 2023
New CA Senate Select Committee Formed to Study Bay Area Transit Issues
The stated purpose is to "address the unique challenges and opportunities facing public transportation in the Bay Area as the region emerges from the pandemic."
February 21, 2023
‘One Flat Tire Away From Dropping Out’: Why Transit to Community Colleges Matters
A staggering number of U.S. community college campuses are located miles from the nearest transit stop, a new report finds, and it's keeping critical educational opportunities firmly out of reach for students who can't or don't drive.
February 21, 2023
Police Car Stops Alienate Communities and Lead to Violent Deaths Like Tyre Nichols’s
The killing of Tyre Nichols has raised new questions about the use and risks of a routine part of U.S. policing: the traffic stop.
February 21, 2023
San Diego’s Park Boulevard to Get Buffered Bike Lanes Throughout Balboa Park
City's "Crown Jewel" will also get new dedicated bus lanes for part of the route
February 17, 2023
French Warn Parents of an Underestimated Roadway Danger: Toxic Masculinity
A new French safety campaign is warning parents that they may play a far bigger role in preventing car crashes than they might think — and that they can save lives by teaching their children about the dangers of toxic masculinity long before they ever get behind the wheel.
February 17, 2023
