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Wednesday’s Headlines Are Running Out of Time

Our chance to avoid catastrophic climate change continues to slip away without urgent action.

Tuesday’s Headlines Are Psyched About Bikes

NACTO's new Urban Bikeway Design Guide tackles the politics of bike lanes in addition to the engineering challenges.

Monday’s Headlines Don’t Go Small

How is transit that only moves a few people at a time that different from personal cars, except at public expense?

The Smoke of Friday’s Headlines Gets in Your Eyes

Like cigarettes, big trucks and SUVs kill innocent people. So why not regulate them like cigarettes?

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IT’S WORKING: Initial Data Show Congestion Pricing Has Stemmed The Tide of Years of Increasing Traffic

Travel times are down an average of 34 percent across the eight bridges and tunnels into the Central Business District, which saw a 7.5-percent drop in overall traffic, according to MTA figures.

What’s Missing From the Safe Systems Approach

Safe streets, road users, speeds, vehicles, and post-crash care have long been held up as the five pillars of the "safe systems" approach to ending road deaths. One state DOT, though, recently added a sixth one — and their outgoing secretary thinks it's key to saving lives.

New Studies Show No Downsides for Bicycle ‘Idaho’ Stop

As more states continue to pass laws allowing bike riders to treat stop signs like yield signs, more studies showing their safety benefits accumulate.

‘It Was Magnificent’: Lessons From Berlin and Munich Transit Systems

Last month, a delegation of Illinois state representatives visited Germany to tour transit systems in and between two major cities. Here's what they learned.

Alarming Report Shows that Two Auto-Braking Systems Can’t See People in Reflective Garb

The safety strips are useless in the eyes of automatic braking systems on two very popular car models.

Talking Headways Podcast: Highway Robbery

Ben Ross and Joe Cortright on how highway modeling is used to expand highways around the country.

New from NACTO: Here’s How Your City Can Embrace Biking

Bike's are the fastest-growing mode of transportation — here's how to make the best of it.

Yonah’s List: All the Transit Expansion in the United States in 2024

A review of 2024 — plus a look at the light rail, metro, and bus rapid transit projects planned to open in 2025.

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