Cities, Counties, and Countries

"Right now, AV-makers would have us believe that all of our transportation concerns will go away if we simply replace human drivers with computers. But we know this is not true."

The post AVs Aren’t Solving our Transportation Problems; They’re Automating Them appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

A new study explores what it really takes to cut VMT, and how communities can craft effective plans to transition out of car dependency.

The post Which Car-Cutting Strategies Really Work — And Which Ones Will We Accept? appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

A long-fought high speed rail project may be coming back from the dead — and what happens next could be instructive for other communities hoping to someday run trains in highway-dominated states. 

The post What Will It Take to Build a Bullet Train in Texas? appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

The subtle wording of American pedestrian safety laws reveals a lot about whose lives we prioritize on our roads — especially compared with the same policies in Denmark.

The post Opinion: How American vs. Danish Pedestrian Laws Stack Up appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

Building highway lanes will never, ever, ever get America's traffic problems under control — but a new study suggests that investing in other modes will, even when a massive pop star is in town.

The post How One City Used Transit to Cut Traffic During a Taylor Swift Mega-Concert appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

Is giving up on a full-scale highway teardown a prudent compromise or a policy failure? We sat down with two Twin Cities advocates to get their take.

The post How To Take a Freeway Fight to the Next Level appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

Advocates in the Twin Cities agree that I-94 devastated Black communities. But they don't agree on what can — and should — be done about it.

The post Twin Cities Advocates Split Over What’s Possible for Their Downtown Highway appeared first on Streetsblog USA.