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Commentary: The Street Fight Over SUVs in Paris
What are the implications for San Francisco and other cities around the world?
March 8, 2024
Will Paris Voters Make SUV Drivers Pay More For Parking — And Will American Cities Follow Their Lead?
Voters in the City of Light could force SUV drivers to pay more to park — but even if the measure passes, more hurdles lie ahead.
February 2, 2024
Study: Find Out Exactly How Much More Likely a Tall Car Is To Kill You
Mammoth SUVs and pickups are more likely to kill pedestrians — but the danger isn't shared equally between models or walkers.
January 31, 2024
Mega-car Crisis: SUVs Kill Pedestrians, But So Do Blunt-Fronted Sedans, Study Says
Even shorter cars are 26 percent more likely to kill a pedestrian in a crash if they have the SUV-style blunt-faced design, a new study finds.
November 14, 2023
Study: Yes, SUVs Are Deadlier Than Cars — But on Fast Arterials, Pedestrians Die No Matter What
In car-dependent Tennessee, SUVs and pick-ups aren't driving the pedestrian death surge — because speed limits are so high that even the smallest cars will kill anyone they might strike.
October 25, 2023
Colorado’s Vehicle Weight Fee Could Tame Megacar Crisis — And Protect Vulnerable Road users
The proposal could also dodge many of the political pitfalls that too often kill similar ideas.
October 18, 2023
How Communities Can Fight Back Against Ever-Larger Cars and Trucks
What can cities do to stem the megacar crisis while the feds drag their feet?
August 9, 2023
Steal This Idea: The Larger the Car, the More You Pay to Park
Big news out of Montreal: Starting on July 1, drivers of larger, heavier cars will pay more for residential parking permits in one busy corner of town.
May 17, 2023
Opinion: What Two Massacres in Texas — One With a Car, One With a Gun — Reveal About America’s Culture of Violence
American news outlets exploded with headlines about two eerily similar mass killings in Texas over the weekend. Both assailants killed eight people each. Both used weapons that advocates have fought for years to regulate because they are uniquely capable of killing large numbers of people in moments: the AR-15 rifle and the SUV.
May 10, 2023
Chevy to Discontinue One of the Only Electric Sedans on the Market
Just days after the Chevy Bolt was announced as one of just two small-ish electric cars eligible for federal EV tax credits, General Motors says it will discontinue its top-selling green model by the end of the year.
April 27, 2023
