Hopefully it's some comfort to the families of kids who were lost to traffic violence this year, that their stories helped bring about change that could prevent others from experiencing that kind of heartbreak.
Here's a deeply non-exhaustive list of five lessons about sustainable transportation I took home with me from a recent trip to Colombia, and why I can't wait to go back.
Check out Eighth Avenue ... with a comedian! Charlie Todd from the city-based troupe Improv Everywhere rode around to show off the Department of Transportation's transformational redesign of Eighth and Ninth avenues.
More than 100,000 Americans lose a loved one in a car crash every single year. So why don't more of us talk about it — and why don't more of us take action to prevent other families from enduring those tragedies, too?