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Most-Toxic Car Ads: A Masculinity Twofer

By Streetsblog | Sep 14, 2021 | No Comments

The all-powerful truck nut lobby wants you to believe that the kind of car you drive can make you sexier and less likely to belt out Shania Twain with your macho friends.

America’s Most Toxic Car Ads: Get Out of Dodge

By Streetsblog | Sep 10, 2021 | No Comments

We had a lot of repeat offenders in our pool of submissions for this contest, but seemingly none was quite so offensive as this automaker, which constituted roughly a quarter of the haul. And if you know anything about car ads, can probably guess we're talking about Dodge.

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Monday’s Headlines: Labor Day Edition

By Streetsblog | Sep 6, 2021 | No Comments

We are going to eschew labor on Labor Day, so check back with us tomorrow. Thanks.

How To Avoid the Other COVID Plague: Traffic

By Streetsblog | Aug 20, 2021 | No Comments

But there is a willingness for citizens to move to active methods of travel, such as cycling, rather than replacing public transport modes with cars.

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The One Upside of Climate Change

By Streetsblog | Aug 10, 2021 | No Comments

Our national treasure cartoonist took his anger over the U.N.'s latest climate change report and focused it where it belongs — on drivers.

Paris is lowering speed limits on most streets to 19 miles per hour by the end of August — but they're not the only European city showing up for vulnerable road users. Image: Joe Shlabotnik, CC

European Infra. Approach Highlights U.S. Shortcomings

By Streetsblog | Aug 9, 2021 | No Comments

As the U.S. plods towards an underwhelming federal infrastructure deal that will funnel billions into building new roads for drivers, Europe makes strides towards saving its most vulnerable road users and the climate.