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Electeds, DC Advocates Ride Together For Policy Change

By George Kevin Jordan | May 25, 2023 | No Comments

A recent ride through the nation’s capital brought advocates and politicos together to experience life behind a set of handlebars — and rally support for new policies that could make that experience less deadly.

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Live from Denver: Two Streetfilms, Two Great Ideas, One Leading City

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 24, 2023 | No Comments

During the NACTO conference in Denver earlier this month, Streetfilms auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. got to see the next generation in traffic circles — a design with a rotary so big that car drivers have to slow down. Check it out.

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Steal This Idea: The Larger the Car, the More You Pay to Park

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 18, 2023 | No Comments

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.

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Essay: Why Even The Most Progressive Cities Are Failing Their Car-Free Residents

By Ned Resnikoff | May 18, 2023 | No Comments

As traffic violence has climbed over the past few years, a number of ostensibly progressive, climate-friendly cities have demonstrated that they are uninterested in taking even modest steps to support non-drivers.

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How Every Government In America Could Stop Its Own Cars From Speeding

By Kea Wilson | Apr 20, 2023 | No Comments

Some of America's most prominent sustainable transportation advocacy organizations are challenging governments to embrace a ground-breaking technology that makes it impossible for drivers to speed — starting with the vehicles in their own fleets.

101 Express Lanes - Grand Opening (04/15/23). Photo: SamTrans

Advocates Crash 101 Celebration of Induced Traffic and Pollution

By Roger Rudick | Apr 17, 2023 | No Comments

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” ― Upton Sinclair

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