Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Cars

What’s the Groundbreaking New USDOT Safety Strategy — and What’s Missing

By Kea Wilson | Jan 27, 2022 | No Comments

For the first time in history, the United States Department of Transportation has committed to using every available resource to end roadway deaths and serious injuries on American roads — and now, they face the critical challenge of getting the rest of America to buy in with them.

Why Tesla Can Program Its Cars to Break Road Safety Laws

By Kea Wilson | Jan 12, 2022 | No Comments

The controversial automaker introduced a new feature that allows drivers to pick one of three custom driving profiles: "chill," "average," and "assertive."

Op-Ed: Congestion Pricing Can Be Equitable, If Done Right

By Ethan Goffman | Jan 6, 2022 | No Comments

Editor’s note: A version of this article originally appeared on Greater Greater Washington and is republished with permission. Congestion pricing is a strategy that charges drivers more for using road space during peak demand times. It’s an idea with many potential benefits, from reducing traffic to improving the environment. But congestion pricing also draws criticism around […]

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OPINION: Do Not Put EV Charging Stations on Public Property

By Christine Berthet | Jan 5, 2022 | No Comments

In converting to electric, the city must not repeat the mistakes of the past by making it easier to drive a car, even if it is an electric one.

Low-density sprawl of single family homes. Photo: Inhabitat

Study: Shifting to EVs Won’t Save Our Planet without Creating ‘Compact’ Cities

By Vince DiMiceli | Dec 10, 2021 | No Comments

“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.”

Talking Headways Podcast: The Traffic War Is Never Won

By Jeff Wood | Dec 9, 2021 | No Comments

This week we’re joined by University of Virginia Associate Professor Peter Norton, to talk about his new book "Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving." Norton discusses the false promises of automakers and technologists and the mobility solutions that are already in front of us.

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