Study: We Can’t Fix Transportation-Related Climate Emissions With EVs Alone
A major shift to public transit and active modes is the only realistic answer
October 2, 2020
Road Fatality Rates Reach Highest Level in 15 Years
It's official: walkers who ventured outdoors during COVID-19 lockdowns had a greater chance of being killed on our autocentric roads than any time in the past 15 years despite historic declines in driving.
October 1, 2020
Advocates to Chao: First ‘Pedestrian Safety Month’ Must Be More Than Just A Press Release
A coalition of transportation safety and consumer groups is urging Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to push for laws aimed at decreasing the pedestrian death toll on America's roadways, which reached a 30-year high of 6,590 last year.
September 30, 2020
‘National Pedestrian Safety Month’ Campaign Is An Offensive Parade of Dangerous Traffic Violence Myths
Our tax dollars paid for this? The first federally funded "National Pedestrian Safety Month" is centered around a press campaign aimed at blaming walkers themselves.
September 30, 2020
Report: Three Million People Could Lose Transit Access Soon
And Black, brown and low-income city residents will bear the brunt.
September 29, 2020
Why Your City Doesn’t Map Its Worst Car Crashes
The idea of a "High Injury Network" isn't new. But a surprising number of cities don't bother to map it.
September 29, 2020
D.C. Shows What To Do When Your Vision Zero Plan Is Failing
The nation's capital is failing to meet its Vision Zero goal — but it's not taking the loss lying down.
September 28, 2020
Top Highway Safety Org Recommends Reform in Traffic Policing; Activists Say We Need Abolition
An influential transportation safety organization recommended ways to cut racism from traffic policing — but stopped short of advocating to get police out of traffic enforcement altogether.
September 25, 2020
Congress Sells Out Non-Drivers by Reauthorizing FAST Act
Congress passed a short-term spending bill that will renew funding for our existing car-focused infrastructure, missing an opportunity to reform a broken system that's killing our planet and its people.
September 23, 2020
No, We Don’t Need Drive-Thrus — Even During COVID-19
Drive-thrus are terrible for pedestrians, congestion, and more – and we've found better alternatives during the pandemic.
September 23, 2020
