Vince DiMiceli
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Study: Shifting to EVs Won’t Save Our Planet without Creating ‘Compact’ Cities
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“When we design our cities, we’ve been putting moving cars ahead of moving people,” said the head of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. “It doesn’t have to be that way.”
Transit Was a Big Winner at this Year’s Polls
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Voters across the country continued to recognize the importance of keeping public buses and trains moving — and financed — even as most progressive and pro-transit candidates didn’t fare as well at the ballot box this November.
In God We Trust; Everyone Else Bring Data
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The simplest way to convince the public to move forward with policies that best serve it is to give the raw numbers that back up great ideas, a top urban planer told transit advocates during an online seminar aimed at better urban planning.
N.J. Town Bans Scooters After Trucker Kills Rider
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Instead of fixing the dangerous infrastructure or restricting trucks, lawmakers in Elizabeth, N.J. did the obvious thing — they just banned the scooters.
AAA: Technology Won’t Save Pedestrians from Deadly Cars
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The pro-car group says so-called "pedestrian detection systems" don't work in cars going more than 30 miles per hour or when driving at night.
Oh Boise! Idaho Judge Blames Cyclist for Crash
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The epidemic of "windshield bias" in cops comes to Boise.
Critics: Maryland Gov. Shortchanges Transit Again
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Governor Larry Hogan's latest six-year capital investment plan cuts 10 percent from public transit.
Spin Data Could Help Build Safer Streets
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The Ford-owned company wants to make streets safer for scooters, bicyclists and pedestrians.
Feds Keep Cracking Down on Crosswalk Art
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The Federal Highway Administration again asked a town to get rid of its non-conforming crosswalk art despite the fact there have been no studies proving they are dangerous.
Kentucky Pol: Who’ll Ride Trains in 20 Years?
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The Chairman of the House Budget Committee wondered why we should spend on trains when new technologies could make them obsolete.
Atlanta Moves to Make Deadly Streets Safer
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms hopes to save lives in a city where pedestrians are killed at twice the national average.
Upstate NY City Makes it Illegal to Block Bicycle Lanes
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Surprisingly, there was nothing on the books to stop the dangerous practice. Now, police will be able to issue a ticket for it.