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Drivers Are Killing Our Children. We Need to Talk About It.
"Car drivers’ rights are not more important than children’s rights to be safe on our streets. "
Monday’s Headlines Want to Walk Safely
Drivers are still killing record numbers of pedestrians, but the number of walking trips people take has fallen drastically. Meanwhile, a number of cities continue to find ways to try to make their streets safer.
What New Yorkers Get — And Don’t Get — In The New Citi Bike Deal
There's a new deal to expand the Citi Bike electric vehicle fleet — but how good is it? Let the Explainer fill you in.
Wait, So Why is the NYC Mayor Comparing City Workers to Rats?
In a bizarre pep talk to Department of Transportation workers, Mayor Adams likened them to rats who survived a drowning experiment and learned about “hope.” Huh?
Electric Moped Company Revel Bails on Two Wheelers in Full Transition to Taxis
They’re pumping the brakes on mopeds.
I Lost My Job at Caltrans for Speaking Out Against Highway Widening
My concerns were repeatedly brushed off by my bosses, who seemed more concerned about getting the next widening project underway than following the law.
Austin Becomes The Largest U.S. City to Eliminate Parking Minimums
The Violet Crown City voted to make the change months ago — but now that a revision of the city's byzantine zoning code is finally done, the law will actually go into effect.
Is Detroit ‘Reconnecting Communities,’ or Missing an Opportunity?
Detroit won a $100-million federal grant to study replacing a highway with a boulevard. Some say the plan doesn't go far enough.
Friday’s Headlines Are Getting a Jump on Holiday Shopping
Business owners think their sales will nosedive if the city takes away parking. But often, the opposite is true.
The Nation’s Biggest Anti-Highway Rally In History Is Happening in Texas This Weekend
This Sunday, rally to stop one of the worst highway boondoggles of all!
