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What can ancient cities tell us about contemporary urbanism? An anthropologist explores some themes.

School zones don't have to be danger zones.

A spate of pedestrian and cyclists deaths at the hands of hit-and-run drivers in St. Louis is sparking a national conversation about the unique reasons why so many drivers leave their victims to die — and what it will take to stop them.

Mayor Michelle Wu’s press schedule for Tuesday includes “a press conference on Boston’s bike network and street safety at the Tobin Community Center” in Roxbury, according to the Mayor’s press office.

It pays to remember who profits as complainants line up on central business district tolling.

On Wednesday, Atlantic columnist Ian Bogost unleashed the full ire of bike Twitter with the publication of his essay, "The E-Bike is a Monstrosity." Streetsblog had some thoughts.

The dust is still settling, and Newsom hasn't signed on the dotted line yet

Smoking, once a celebrated totem of American culture, is increasingly an ostracized habit of the marginal few. Getting there, though, took deliberate vision, coordinated efforts, and persistent policy trial and error over decades — and those efforts reveal a partial roadmap for breaking our country’s similarly dangerous addiction to cars.

The mayor, who has been inviting her neighbors and constituents to join her on her rides, has enjoyed lots of company on her bike commutes.