- Heavy SUVs are deadlier than cars, but that doesn't matter much on fast-moving roads where speeds are deadly no matter the size of the vehicle. (Streetsblog USA)
- More than 70 cities, transportation agencies and private companies have joined together to make micromobility a more attractive option than car ownership by 2030. (Smart Cities Dive)
- Achieving sustainability and equity goals means no longer incentivizing driving. (Planetizen)
- Even car-dependent suburbs can become walkable. (Resilience)
- Architects should be considering spaces for bike parking not only outside, but inside as well. (Arch Daily)
- Turns out, people don't like sitting in traffic in the morning, based on Twin Cities data, but they're willing to put up with it in the afternoon. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
- Smaller cities that don't rely much on fares for transit funding are going fare-free in an effort to boost ridership, and Albuquerque could be the next to join them. (Governing)
- An examination of medical data versus police reports in Austin found that drugs and alcohol were involved in far more traffic deaths than previously thought. (Monitor)
- A Mississippi mother spent six months searching for her missing son, only to learn that a Jackson police officer had run over and killed him, and they buried him in a pauper's grave without her knowledge. (NBC News)
- Atlanta leaders are going to bat for Beltline transit over neighborhood opposition (Rough Draft), and developers are also showing support (11Alive).
- Kansas City could tap up to $15 billion in federal funds for future transit projects. (Trains)
- San Diego is waiving fees and streamlining permitting to encourage property owners to repair sidewalks. (Union-Tribune)
- A WYPR podcast discusses the business community's response to the revived Red Line in Maryland.
- The menswear guy on Twitter has joined the war on cars.
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Friday’s Headlines Take It Slow
Fast roads trump big vehicles when it comes to pedestrian deadliness.
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