Car Dependency is a Public Health Threat — But Americans are Too ‘Car Brained’ To See It
Whether you call it "windshield bias" or "motonormativity," Americans have a serious bias towards automobiles — and they're all too willing to accept car dependency's many downsides.
Where Can a Body Safely Park a Bike?
This group wants to map, rate, and review bike parking everywhere — with your help.
It’s Officially Transit Month
The San Francisco Transit Riders, Seamless Bay Area, and other advocates celebrate buses, trains, ferries, and the people who make them run.
This week's headlines
Monday’s Headlines Are Behind the Eight Ball
A recently awarded round of federal street safety grants have won some praise — but it's still just a drop in the bucket as pedestrian deaths remain high.
Friday’s Headlines Fought the Law and the Law Won
Next City examines the link between traffic enforcement and traffic safety, and concludes that enforcement is only effective when it targets truly dangerous behavior.
Thursday’s Headlines Miss the Cheese Wagon
School buses are often the main transit service in sprawling areas, but increasingly they're leaving many students behind,
Wednesday’s Headlines Seek Subsidies
The U.S. and other wealthy western nations have wasted $30 billion on climate change mitigation technologies that don't work, according to a Guardian investigation. What kind of sustainable transportation infrastructure could have have bought with that money?
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Recent Pedestrian Fatality Cases Rise on Chicago Streets
Pedestrian deaths are so common on Chicago roads, Streetsblog hasn't been able to cover all the tragedies.
Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Leadership for the Future
What if you are a great chef and you just want to cook and you don't want to manage people? Welcome to leadership.
This Year’s Park(ing) Day Hopes to Inspire Big Policy Change
One weekend a year, advocates and artists all over the world repurpose curbside parking spots to make more space for people. This year, they're connecting it back to parking policy reform that can keep the party going year round.
What the Media is Getting Wrong About the Gaudreau Brothers’ Deaths
It made national headlines when these two professional hockey players and brothers were killed on their bikes. The systemic failures that lead to their deaths, though, didn't generate nearly as much press.
Speed Limit Assist Technology May Soon Be Required in California Cars
Safety advocates are excited about the passage of S.B. 961, a bill that would require all cars sold in California to include a system that warns drivers when they exceed a speed limit by ten miles an hour.
Another Fantastic ‘Bike the Drive’ Event Highlights the Benefits of Downtown Chicago Less Car-Centric
Mayor Johnson rode again this year, and said he's committed to improving walking and biking. Does that mean he'll stand up to IDOT's status-quo highway rebuild proposal?
In New York, The School Year Will Start Without Promised Stop-Arm Cameras
Automated stop-sign enforcement won't be enabled on New York City school buses in time for the first day of class on Thursday.
How Cities Are Getting Creative To Reclaim Public Space for People
Putting in parks and plazas isn't the only way to reimagine "public spaces" around the needs of people, a new report argues — and if we do it right, these projects can be a powerful tool for equity and health.
Are Memphis’s Massive Transit Cuts The Start of an Alarming Trend?
Memphis's iconic trolley service was recently shut down — and now, as agencies across America come up against hard fiscal realities, much of its bus service is on the chopping block, too.
Tuesday’s Headlines Are History Repeating Itself
Grist reports a largely unknown story about how states, congressmen and labor unions tried to restrict or ban polluting vehicles in the 1960s, and almost succeeded.
