Q&A with Supervisor Myrna Melgar
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She rides her bike (and not just for photo ops) and shows up to demand better bike lanes across district boundaries. Streetsblog decided it was time for a talk
Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Pedestrians
Feds Take Baby Step Towards Maybe, Possibly Improving the Car Safety Rating Program
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Europe is so far ahead of us on this.
Essay: Why Even The Most Progressive Cities Are Failing Their Car-Free Residents
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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.
Exactly How Much Less America Walks Than Other Countries, In Five Charts
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In a new study published in Sustainability, mobility researchers Ralph Buehler and John Pucher took on the daunting task of standardizing a messy range of global data on walking trips to better see how the United States stacks up against its peer nations. And we stink.
Researchers Sound Alarm About Heavy EVs
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The swelling size of the average car on the road is threatening the environmental potential of EVs more than proponents may realize, a prominent watchdog group warns.
Vision Zero Under the Microscope: Why Aren’t Road Fatalities at 0 Yet?
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Washington D.C. has failed to bring down road fatalities because its Vision Zero program is hampered by limited infrastructure improvements, low funding and inconsistent oversight, part one of a new report reveals.