Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Safety

Rep. Peter DeFazio criticized Uber and Lyft for not coming to Capitol Hill Wednesday to answer questions at a Transportation Committee hearing. Image: Oregon Department of Transportation

House Transport Chair Rips Uber, Lyft

By Aaron Short | Oct 18, 2019

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio had invited representatives from Uber and Lyft to sit on a panel discussing the future of transportation network companies. On Monday, he learned ride hail officials declined to participate, so DeFazio used his opening remarks to lambast both companies for contributing to longer traffic delays and higher […]

Zendrive is working with Verizon to help its mobile app detect when drivers speed and alert them to how often they break the law. Image: Chris Yarzab

New App Helps to Slow Down Speeders

By Aaron Short | Oct 16, 2019

Drivers are reckless and distracted — but soon there'll be an app that helps them realize that.

It's time to revamp how the federal government spends billions of dollars on highway funding now that Congress must reauthorize its transportation spending bill next year. Image: Alex Berger

Report: Federal Highway Aid Is Rigged

By Aaron Short | Oct 4, 2019

The Eno Center argues that the federal government should value safety and the environment when doling out billions in highway funds to states.

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Metro Report: Understanding How Women Travel

By Joe Linton | Sep 27, 2019

Metro's new report lays the groundwork for Metro efforts to improve women riders' experience via an upcoming Gender Action Plan.

Biking on a trail in Kellogg, Idaho. Photo: Don Kostelec

The Small-City Vision Zero Challenge

By Don Kostelec | Sep 23, 2019 | 7 Comments

Smaller cities with limited budgets present particular traffic-safety problems. Here's how some transportation planners managed the issues.

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.

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