Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Traffic

Study: Car Ownership Doesn’t Always Cut Black Workers’ Commutes

By Kea Wilson | Apr 20, 2022 | No Comments

It still takes Black workers 22 minutes longer to get to work every week than their White counterparts — it's probably not possible to speed up those commutes in urban areas with automotive strategies alone.

About half the width of San Antonio's Broadway Avenue. Via Google Maps.

When Road Diets Get Rolled Back, Part I: The Texas Road Diet Massacre

By Kea Wilson | Feb 23, 2022 | No Comments

How can a city calm its most dangerous roads when those roads are owned by the state? San Antonio grapples with that question, thanks to Gov. Abbott.

STUDY: 20 Is Plenty — But Signs Alone Don’t Always Get Drivers to Slow Down

By Kea Wilson | Feb 2, 2022 | No Comments

Drivers did not slow really down after Portland lowered the speed limit in residential neighborhoods, but a new study suggests that the reason is more about road design than driver behavior.

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."

How To Avoid the Other COVID Plague: Traffic

By Streetsblog | Aug 20, 2021 | No Comments

But there is a willingness for citizens to move to active methods of travel, such as cycling, rather than replacing public transport modes with cars.

Study: Driving to Save Time Just Slows Everyone Down

By Kea Wilson | Jul 6, 2021 | No Comments

Researchers have found that making driving more convenient ends up ensuring that a community will be choked by gridlock, and everyone will have a slower trip.

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