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Engineering Insanity on Display: The Diverging Diamond Interchange
Charles Marohn is the critic the transportation engineering field desperately needs.
November 11, 2011
In Cleveland, A Slow Evolution Toward Sustainable Transportation
Monday night was a big moment for sustainable transportation in Cleveland.
September 20, 2011
Complete Streets Bill Introduced in Senate
Earlier this week, 12 senators, led by Tom Harkin (D-IA), introduced the Complete Streets Act of 2011 (S.1056), a companion to the House bill we reported on a few weeks back. The purpose of the bills is to push states and metropolitan planning organizations to fully consider incorporating pedestrian and bicycle safety measures when roads are built or reconstructed.
May 27, 2011
T4America: Just Like Plane Crashes, Pedestrian Deaths Are a National Issue
Over the last decade, nearly 48,000 people were killed in the simple act of walking. Many of them were on streets built only to accommodate fast-moving cars, without safe places for people to walk or cross the street.
May 24, 2011
Dangerous By Design: How the U.S. Builds Roads That Kill Pedestrians
If you had to cross this road on your walk to work, wouldn’t you rather drive?
May 24, 2011
Complete Streets: It’s About More Than Bike Lanes
Over the last four years, New York City has seen a transportation renaissance on its streets, striking a better balance by providing more space for walking, biking, and transit.
May 10, 2011
Reps. Matsui, LaTourette Introduce Complete Streets Bill
A bill to provide Americans with more transportation choices than just driving is one step closer to becoming law. Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Steve LaTourette (R-OH) just introduced the Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2011 [PDF]. The bill doesn’t have a number yet.
May 5, 2011
“Grab a Hold of Your Shorts”: Mica and LaHood Talk Transportation Bill
This morning, House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica told transit professionals gathered at the American Public Transportation Association’s legislative conference that he’s still hoping to pass a bill out of the House by May in order to get it signed before September 30, when the current extension of SAFETEA-LU expires. “It’ll be very difficult after that,” he said. “Because of the presidential ‘happy season,’ major legislation sometimes gets left behind.”
March 15, 2011
Seatbelts and Tickets Alone Won’t Cure America’s Traffic Death Epidemic
Motor vehicle crashes caused 28 percent of all deaths among people 24 and under in the United States in 2006. In 2009, nearly 34,000 people died on America's roads, and that was considered a big improvement over previous years. More and more, it seems, Americans are wondering why our country is so far behind on creating safe transportation systems.
November 17, 2010