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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
Q&A: Transpo Prof Talks NYC vs. Bay Area
...and other things related to Vision Zero, safe streets, and the Transportation Alternatives conference
October 22, 2024
How Atlanta Passed Its Right-On-Red Ban
Atlantans can not turn right on red anymore — and could be a major step forward in making streets safer.
October 21, 2024
Sacramento City Council May Declare Emergency Over Traffic Safety
The city faces high and rising injury rates on its roads. The proposal to declare an emergency is appropriate, say advocates, but it needs to be much stronger.
The post Sacramento City Council May Declare Emergency Over Traffic Safety appeared first on Streetsblog California.
September 18, 2024
Commentary: The Double Standards of DOTs Epitomized in Two Oakland Crashes
Something is very wrong when your councilperson and the head of your DOT are more concerned with keeping reckless drivers safe than protecting children from getting mowed down by them
August 22, 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
The People Who Design our Roads and Cars Are Both Telling the Same Deadly Lie
It's time to remake the U.S.’s allegedly data-driven approach to road safety by reinventing our understanding of the crash data that informs it all.
Wes Marshall
June 24, 2024
Why So Many Dangerous, Car-Dominated Cities Have ‘Achieved’ Vision Zero
A new report shows hundreds of mid-sized U.S. cities have avoided road deaths for at least a year. That doesn't mean they're safe.
June 4, 2024
Three Unseen Harms of America’s Pedestrian Death Crisis
If 7,500+ dead pedestrians isn't enough inspire change, maybe the ocean of injuries, grieving loved ones and lost opportunities can.
May 29, 2024
Advocate Writes Perfect Response to Chron’s Vision Zero ‘What about the Seniors!’ Article
Fran Taylor, a senior, responds to Chron article lamenting the discomfort of older drivers
May 21, 2024
