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Opinion: America’s Traffic Death Epidemic is a Public Health Emergency. The Surgeon General Should Treat It Like One.
Traffic violence claims almost as many lives as gun violence. So why hasn't the surgeon general declared it a public health emergency?
Kevin J. Krizek
July 1, 2024
Three Ways America Could Import Europe’s New Speed Limiter Law
Want to import Europe's most exciting new safety law? Think strategically.
June 30, 2024
All We’ve Lost: Congestion Pricing Should Have Started Today
Let's take stock of what we've lost because the MTA's central business district cameras are not tolling drivers.
June 29, 2024
These States Are Actually Aiming for More Pedestrians to Die On Their Roads This Year
Federal officials have long allowed states to set their own pedestrian safety targets — and even the deadliest are still choosing goals that would be an increase over previous years.
June 27, 2024
Confessions of a Former School Crossing Guard
Even the friendliest neighborhood crossing guard is sometimes no match for a dangerously designed intersection, this Sacramento woman discovered.
Abigail Holland
June 25, 2024
Riders Give Muni Good Marks
The latest SFMTA survey shows current riders are responding to improvements. However, it doesn't seem to account for the dissatisfaction of lost riders
June 25, 2024
Has Your City Passed the ‘Bikeability Tipping Point’?
A whopping 183 U.S. cities have built enough bike-friendly streets that their residents just want more of them. Is yours one of them — and if not, will it do what it takes to get there?
June 25, 2024
Friday Video: Why Cities Around the World Are Reducing Speed Limits
"At some point, we have to realize that anybody fighting against lower speed limits in cities is either willfully ignorant, or they're a selfish asshole who values their convenience more than other people's safety."
June 20, 2024
Three-Quarters of Black Motorists Are Struggling With the Cost of Car Ownership
Forcing everyone to rely on cars hurts millions of U.S. families financially — but for Black families, the burden is far worse.
June 18, 2024
Congressional Watchdog Launches Probe Into Why Massive Cars Kill So Many Pedestrians and Cyclists
If NHTSA won't get to the bottom of the megacar crisis on their own, the investigative arm of congress will.
June 16, 2024
