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Atlanta Moves to Make Deadly Streets Safer
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms hopes to save lives in a city where pedestrians are killed at twice the national average.
September 26, 2019
Commuter Rail’s Potential Is Untapped
Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia have suburban rail systems that serve only 2 to 6 percent of commuters — but better and more-frequent service could appeal to people who are currently forced to use a car.
September 26, 2019
Talking Headways Podcast: Integrated Trips for People Not Vehicles
Let’s have some fair talk about fares.
September 26, 2019
Atlanta’s Transit Flaws Are State’s Fault
Atlanta is set to spend more than half a billion dollars to build a 22-mile light rail line — but the vital public infrastructure won't likely be done until 2050 because the city isn't getting state or federal funding. And that's the problem.
September 25, 2019
Upstate NY City Makes it Illegal to Block Bicycle Lanes
Surprisingly, there was nothing on the books to stop the dangerous practice. Now, police will be able to issue a ticket for it.
September 24, 2019
Climate Protests Stop D.C. Traffic Dead
The goal was to reminded drivers of the ravaging effects their car dependency has on life on this planet.
September 24, 2019
Media Watch: Local Papers Love Drivers
An editorial board in a Missouri town warns that “impatient teens” are going to get themselves killed — by drivers who apparently have the right of way — if something isn’t done to solve the drop-off and pick-up problem at a local high school.
September 23, 2019
Pence Commits Vehicular Home-Cide
The Vice President enraged Michigan residents by driving his eight-car motorcade through car-free Mackinac Island Saturday.
September 23, 2019
The Small-City Vision Zero Challenge
Smaller cities with limited budgets present particular traffic-safety problems. Here's how some transportation planners managed the issues.
September 23, 2019
DC’s Bus-Only Lane Passes Test, Expanding to Saturday
Weekday dedicated bus lanes being tested in Washington, D.C. will become permanent — and expand to Saturday — starting on Nov. 12, the District Department of Transportation announced on Friday.
September 20, 2019