For Transportation Workers, Driverless Cars Are an Office Safety Issue
“[We need] federal laws, not just a patchwork of state and local laws across the country."
November 16, 2023
New Bill Would Finally Rewrite the ‘Notorious’ MUTCD for Vulnerable Road User Safety
U.S. transportation engineers tend to treat the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices like a bible. A new bill would encourage them to treat it more like a recipe book — and sub out deadly design ingredients when they aren't safe for vulnerable road users.
November 15, 2023
Advocates Unite to Start a Worldwide Bike Bus Revolution
Bike buses have taken the internet by storm. Now, a new organization is working to launch them all over the world.
November 9, 2023
List: The States With the Best – And Worst — Transportation Policies
Which states have adopted policies that require their transportation officials to make choices that reduce emissions and make roads more equitable – and which are doing the exact opposite?
November 8, 2023
What One Florida Woman’s Act of Street ‘Vandalism’ Says About the Sad State of Pedestrian Access in America
An Orlando woman is standing up to her neighbors who worry that opening their street to foot traffic will set off a crime wave — and sparking a conversation about who has the power to say who walks where.
November 7, 2023
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.
November 3, 2023
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.
November 3, 2023
Find Out Exactly How Much Your City Could Benefit By Investing In E-Bikes
Curious how much carbon — and cash — you and your neighbors could save if your government went big on electric bikes? Now you can find out.
November 2, 2023
How Even Modest Reductions in Parking Can Slash Your Rent
Excess parking is costing renters dearly, even if they don't drive — and in New Jersey, a small tweak in local zoning codes save them over a thousand dollars a year.
November 1, 2023
How Activists Are Making Streets Safer When Their Governments Won’t — And How You Can, Too
When their cities won't build a bike lane or stripe a crosswalk, activists are stepping in and doing it themselves — and they say anyone can take part.
October 30, 2023
