Recent Streetsblog USA posts about MUTCD

Advocates See Silver Lining in Infrastructure Bill

By Kea Wilson | Aug 4, 2021 | No Comments

A handful of critical policy changes buried in the bipartisan infrastructure megabill may quietly revolutionize life for people who walk and roll through U.S. cities — especially if it's amended to include other progressive items a House bill.

People to Feds: Design Streets Better!

By Jesse Coburn | May 24, 2021 | No Comments

A proposed revision of the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways generated unprecedented public interest.

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Can the MUTCD Catch Up with the Mobility Revolution?

By Kea Wilson | May 17, 2021 | No Comments

Sure, amending the MUTCD is long overdue. But it's also time to set strong standards that go beyond actual street signage and into the digital realm, advocates say.

A still from a terrifying recent video by the City of Garden Grove, Calif. Watch the whole thing on Facebook.

Op-Ed: Sure, Blame the Drivers — But the City is At Fault

By Mike McGinn | Apr 15, 2021 | No Comments

A viral video out of California is sparking conversation about dangerous driving. But the real villain here is barely mentioned at all: a multi-lane street designed to encourage speeding,

Talking Headways Podcast: Call it the Manual Undermining Terrific Community Design (MUTCD)

By Jeff Wood | Apr 15, 2021 | No Comments

We have met the enemy and it is the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

Pedestrian crossing Chinden Boulevard to get to a neighborhood market.

How the MUTCD Cuts Off Food Access For Pedestrians

By Don Kostelec | Mar 30, 2021 | No Comments

Because of the strict adherence to the MUTCD we are denying some of the most economically challenged areas of our country safe access to food and recreation. Here's how.

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