Recent Streetsblog USA posts about U.S. DOT

What’s In the US DOT ‘Equity Action Plan’ — And What’s Missing

By Kea Wilson | Apr 21, 2022 | No Comments

A new federal action plan to advance "equity" in the transportation realm includes concrete commitments to reform a transportation network that too often disenfranchises marginalized people — but it doesn't go far enough, some say.

Post-Pandemic Period Proves Perilous to Pedestrians

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 7, 2022 | No Comments

The decade-long pedestrian death crisis has worsened, with a double-digit percentage increase in deaths caused by U.S. drivers — and experts are blaming it on speeding, distracted driving, larger vehicles and roads that prioritize car drivers over everyone else.

PSAs, like this one from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, are no match for the temptation to use cell phones while driving.

Three-Quarters of Licensed Drivers Used a Mobile Device While Driving, New Survey Finds

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 30, 2022 | No Comments

Thank goodness April is "Distracted Driving Month."

Now this is a complete street! Image: American Fitness Index, CC

USDOT Tackles Overlooked Barriers to ‘Complete Streets’ — And Sparks Debate

By Kea Wilson | Mar 3, 2022 | No Comments

No "complete streets" policy will truly be complete until federal agencies dismantle the structural barriers that make safe transportation networks so hard to build in the first place, new U.S. DOT guidance says.

For Pete’s Sake! Sec. Buttigieg Won’t Push Back on States that Ignore Equity, Climate Guidelines

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 1, 2022 | No Comments

The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary doesn't look like he's up to fight GOP lawmakers over the Biden climate and systemic racism agenda.

Memorial to pedestrian 43-year-old Hua Xu Li, killed by the driver in West Covina, Calif. Source: Waltarrr, CC

New Fed. Law Requires Some (But Not All!) States to Improve Bike/Walk Safety

By Kea Wilson | Feb 3, 2022 | No Comments

The new-and-slightly-reformed Highway Safety Improvement Program could represent a turning point on U.S. roads, at least in the states that are required to spend the money right.

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