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Walk this Way: Feds Finally Want Car Safety Standards to Apply to People Outside the Vehicle
In the midst of a two-decade rise, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed new rules to "reduce fatalities among pedestrians."
NY Gov Offers Bizarre Legal Defense of Her Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’
The governor of New York hopes her non-committal congestion pricing "pause" can shield her from state law requiring its implementation, according to recent court filings.
Opinion: Cars Have F@#%ed Up This Country So Bad
Fact: The car-centric age of development is one long mistake.
Tuesday’s Headlines Let There Be Light
Lack of adequate lighting is the number one reason women cite for being afraid to walk or take transit at night, a new study says.
This Bay Area Political Ad Sets New Bar for Cycling Normalcy and Livable Streets Cred
Alameda County Supervisor candidate's ad features him on a cargo bike.
Wider Won’t Work: Wider Highways Are a Prescription for an Unhealthy Future
Metro/Caltrans highway expansion will encourage more vehicle trips, exposing already disadvantaged, environmental justice communities to even more pollution, with lifelong health impacts.
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.
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.