VIDEO: How the MUTCD Cuts Off Food Access For Pedestrians
Because of the strict adherence to the MUTCD we are denying some of the most economically challenged areas of our country safe access to food and recreation. Here's how.
March 30, 2021
Why The U.S. Needs a Bold 2030 Mode Shift Target
America needs to commit to transportation policies that will at least double the number of people who travel by foot, bike or transit by 2030, a leading advocacy group argues.
March 30, 2021
SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Albuquerque vs. Denver
Just for fun, today we're taking a look at two waiting areas where riders are forced to contend with some truly laughable dangers — but we're willing to bet there are even weirder safety concerns at bus stops across America.
March 25, 2021
NEW DETAILS EMERGE: Police Declined To Cite Drivers in Shawn Bradley Crash
No drivers were cited in the January car crash that paralyzed former NBA star and cyclist Shawn Bradley, and the road on which he was traveling did not have a protected bike lane.
March 25, 2021
Advocates to Feds: We Need a New Traffic-Control Manual
A coalition of leading transportation professionals is pushing for an overhaul of the manual that sets many of the most dangerous design guidelines for our car-focused roads — and rejecting a piecemeal public comment process that they say will only put a band-aids over the gaping wounds in our unsafe national transportation standards.
March 24, 2021
STUDY: Drivers Mostly Use Cruise Control to Speed
"Cruise control" technology was invented to help drivers maintain a safe and steady speed — but more often, they use it to go faster than they would without it, a new study finds.
March 22, 2021
NBA Star Shawn Bradley Paralyzed in Crash
Former Dallas Mavericks player Shawn Bradley announced today that he was struck by a driver while riding his bike, paralyzing the NBA star and reminding America that no one is safe from our national traffic violence epidemic until we commit to ending it.
March 18, 2021
How to Accelerate Parking Reform in U.S. Cities
"Electric vehicles won’t save us from climate change, but parking reform might," one researcher said.
March 17, 2021
Believe It Or Not, These Aren’t Even the Sorriest Bus Stops in America
On Wednesday, we'll begin our annual contest to find the worst bus stop in America. Here are the dishonorable mentions.
March 16, 2021
Racist Texas Highway Boondoggle Dealt Blow by Buttigieg’s FHWA
One of Texas's most-notorious highway expansion projects is being put on pause, thanks to a U.S. Department of Transportation that's newly committed to mitigating the racist impacts of federally funded transportation projects.
March 12, 2021
