Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Road Design

Photo: Erik Voss and the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition via the Better Bike Share Partnership

Atlanta Moves to Make Deadly Streets Safer

By Vince DiMiceli | Sep 26, 2019 | 3 Comments

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms hopes to save lives in a city where pedestrians are killed at twice the national average.

A design firm proposed new guiding principles for planners and engineers: ethics, equity, and empathy. Image: Toole Design

Manifesto Promotes ‘Ethics, Equity, and Empathy’

By Aaron Short | Sep 20, 2019 | 2 Comments

A design firm publishes a new 'credo' for engineers, policymakers, and planners.

A traffic jam caused by a crash on I-10 in Arizona.

Arizona Defends Deadly Highway Instead of Fixing It

By Aaron Short | Sep 16, 2019 | 9 Comments

An Arizona highway has been rated one of the most dangerous roads in the country — but local officials are more upset at the bad press than the deadly roadway!

Portland transportation officials are adding pedestrian barriers to some intersections and restricting their mobility instead of slowing speeding motorists.

‘Pedestrian-Friendly’ Portland Crosses Out Crosswalks

By Aaron Short | Sep 3, 2019 | 17 Comments

Traffic officials are installing 'no crossing' signs at intersections. Are they protecting pedestrians — or privileging cars over people?

Minnesota is grappling with how to incorporate driverless vehicles onto its roadways.

Minnesota Starts Embracing Self-Driving Cars

By Aaron Short | Aug 27, 2019 | 8 Comments

The state's new strategic transportation plan seeks to prepare Gophers for a driverless future.

The lack of widespread public concern about the epidemic of traffic crashes may stem from how they are reported in the media.

Cyclist and Pedestrian Deaths Skyrocket in 2018

By Aaron Short | Jun 18, 2019 | 24 Comments

Let's face it: America's roads are safe increasingly for only those who drive on them.

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