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Sunbelt Cities Rank Last in National Street Safety Index
Cars and drivers continue to dominate the newest and sunniest cities in the United States.
J.K. Trotter
March 1, 2026
Advocates Push for Safety in Next Surface Transportation Reauthorization
A much-anticipated annual survey of state road safety laws called on federal lawmakers to back up their colleagues work.
Jack Guan
December 2, 2025
These U.S. Communities’ So-Called ‘Complete Streets’ Policies Don’t Even Deserve the Name
Any city can call itself a "Complete Streets" champion. But not all of them are walking the walk — and if they don't, a top organization says they'll no longer give them a platform on its esteemed "best of" ranking.
July 13, 2025
Why Are Many States Trying to Ban Cities From Slowing Down Drivers?
Texas could soon become the latest state to ban its cities from reclaiming lane space from drivers — and now that Trump is in office, some fear that more will follow.
April 23, 2025
US DOT Doesn’t Want to Fund Road Diets Anymore
One of America's largest road safety programs will look "unfavorably" on applications that reduce lane capacity for vehicles – even in urban areas where there's nowhere else to build bike lanes, sidewalk extension, and other sorely-needed infrastructur...
April 3, 2025
A Child Went For a Walk on a Rural Highway Alone. His Mom Got Arrested For It.
Should parents — or the state? — be liable when their children walk on dangerous roads?
January 27, 2025
How the 17th-Century ‘Mews’ Could Make 21st-Century Suburbs More Walkable
A new development in Texas is repurposing an old idea to make constant driving optional.
December 4, 2024
Talking Headways Podcast: Urgency and Vision Zero
Vision Zero Network founder Leah Shahum on why it’s so hard to make change, the implicit biases around designing for cars and World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, coming up on Nov. 17.
October 24, 2024
Opinion: We Need More Consequences for Reckless Driving
"Punishment" and "consequences" aren't synonyms — and when we confuse the two, we lose lives on our roads.
October 1, 2024
New “Anti-Stroad” Law Will Force Delaware to Choose Between Car-Focused Roads and Human-Scaled Streets
...but advocates might not always agree on which one they should pick.
July 8, 2024
