Federal ‘Drunk Walking’ Stats Are Flimsy — And Dangerous
It turns out that federal safety and public health agencies who have for years blamed "drunk" pedestrians for their own deaths have been largely basing their conclusions on conjecture by cops, rather than definitive evidence.
November 23, 2020
Today’s Headlines
California Headlines at Streetsblog CAL. National Headlines at Streetsblog USA.
November 23, 2020
Announcing the 2020 Streetsie Award Winners
People Protected, Scraper Bikes, Oakland DOT's Slow Streets Team and San Jose Bike Plan Team
November 2, 2020
Listening to Voices for Public Transportation: Work Now to Build a Better Ballot Initiative for 2022
The Voices for Public Transportation Coalition is looking at where we are and seeing three phases for transit.
October 2, 2020
Road Fatality Rates Reach Highest Level in 15 Years
It's official: walkers who ventured outdoors during COVID-19 lockdowns had a greater chance of being killed on our autocentric roads than any time in the past 15 years despite historic declines in driving.
October 2, 2020
Today’s Headlines
National Headlines at Streetsblog USA. State Headlines at Streetsblog California.
October 2, 2020
‘National Pedestrian Safety Month’ Campaign Is An Offensive Parade of Dangerous Traffic Violence Myths
Our tax dollars paid for this? The first federally funded "National Pedestrian Safety Month" is centered around a press campaign aimed at blaming walkers themselves.
October 1, 2020
Today’s Headlines
National Headlines at Streetsblog USA. State Headlines at Streetsblog California.
October 1, 2020
Streetsblog California Endorses Measure RR
Streetsblog California joins the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Jose Mercury-News, Seamless Bay Area, the Greenbelt Alliance, Streetsblog San Francisco and many other groups representing transit riders, environmentalists and Bay Area residents to support the measure.
September 30, 2020
Building a Better “Faster Bay Area” w/ Margarita Parra Cobaleda and Shiloh Ballard
We close out the series with a dual interview with Shiloh Ballard, the executive director of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, and Margarita Parra Cobaleda, a director with I ebike and board member of SVBC.
August 21, 2020
