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Fed Panel Wants to Confront the Role of Aggressive Auto Advertising in U.S. Road Deaths
A horrific car crash that killed nine has federal safety officials calling for systematic responses to traffic violence — including the aggressive car ads that may inspire motorists to hit the gas.
November 21, 2023
Highway Boondoggles 2023: Salt Lake Shenanigans
Plans for a major freeway expansion based on over-inflated traffic projections are a wrongheaded way to deal with the region’s rapid population growth.
James Horrox
November 21, 2023
Micromobility Is Having a Weird Year
By all accounts, micromobility is taking off. So why are so many systems shutting down?
November 19, 2023
Weekend Roundup: Good Riddance APEC, Vision Zero Data
...and art grant for San Francisco safety
November 17, 2023
Automated Bike Lane Enforcement Laws Are Taking Off — And So Is Camera Tech
A new AI-equipped technology helps cities identify when drivers park in unprotected lanes — and possibly, hit them with fines.
November 16, 2023
How ‘Skeuomorphism’ Is Making U.S. Roads More Deadly
After you read this, you'll never look at a "frunk" the same way again.
Lloyd Alter
November 16, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: Crossings and the Moving Fence
Don't call it "roadkill." Call it "wildlife that we need to protect for them and for us." A very special podcast episode.
November 16, 2023
OPINION: Infrastructure Bill Offers Too Little Progress on Climate and Equity
Most of its historic funding is helping to maintain a harmful status quo at a time when we need to address climate change.
Bakari Height
November 15, 2023
Highway Boondoggles 2023: The Pain in Maine Falls Mainly in … Gorham
Here's a self-defeating new highway that will merely exacerbate suburban sprawl — reinforcing the very conditions that are causing the traffic problems in the first place!
James Horrox
November 15, 2023
Complete Streets Survey Results: Californians Are Scared to Use Caltrans Streets
Complete Streets are as far away now as they were when SB 127 was vetoed by Governor Newsom
The post Complete Streets Survey Results: Californians Are Scared to Use Caltrans Streets appeared first on Streetsblog California.
November 14, 2023
