Month: August 2022
Basics
How DALL-E 2 Can Be a Valuable Tool in the Fight For Safer Streets
Activists can use these intuitive tools to show stakeholders a better future — or a dystopian one.
August 24, 2022
Wednesday’s Headlines Are Getting Tired
Bigger tires equal less efficiency and more pollution. Plus, why cities should just run more buses already.
August 24, 2022
Could California (Finally) Get That Stop-as-Yield Law?
California bike riders are this close to getting the right to treat stop signs as yield signs.
August 23, 2022
Why Arguments Against ‘Free Transit’ Are Missing the Point
Free transit pilots are popping up around the world as the pandemic rages on — and so are heated debates about whether they'll stymie agencies' efforts to delivery the high-quality service that U.S. riders need. But what if those arguments are missing something fundamental about why we commodify basic mobility in the first place, and the many ways marginalized people are impacted when they can't afford a fare?
August 23, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines Are Crossing That Bridge
Sigh. Apparently infrastructure still means roads and bridges to many city officials.
August 23, 2022
New Bill Would Mandate Speed Governors and Set Limits on Huge SUVs on NY Streets by 2024
Sen. Brad Hoylman introduces what he says is a first-in-the-nation effort to make active safety technology standard on new cars.
August 22, 2022
Study Seeks To Get Cops To Write Better Crash Reports
Researchers polled 45 New Jersey cops for clues about why their press releases were so incomplete and victim-blaming — and suggested better language.
August 22, 2022
Monday’s Headlines To Start Your Week
Traffic deaths continue to rise, and no one seems to have any new ideas for stopping the bleeding.
August 22, 2022
Friday’s Headlines Fight for Our Rights
Uber and Lyft are joining forces with other companies to make the entire economy a gig economy. Plus, a new documentary about our deadly streets.
August 19, 2022
The Controversy Over How to Regulate Wheelchair Service by Uber and Lyft in California
Unpacking some of the thorny legal details of this dispute, and a discussion of the outstanding questions that the state needs to resolve to advance WAV ride-hailing accessibility.
August 18, 2022
