Opinion Archives — Streetsblog USA

Children

The Math On Car Ownership For New Parents Doesn’t Add Up

An expecting Oakland parent makes the case for car-free parenting.

Patrick Dowd

October 20, 2026

The Math On Car Ownership For New Parents Doesn’t Add Up

Technology

OPINION: U.S. Should Scale Autonomous Vehicles Thoughtfully, Not Slam the Brakes

Streetsblog is skeptical that AVs will move the needle on car dependence. But our recent coverage has spurred many AV boosters to demand equal time. So today, we present one such piece.

Adam Kovacevich

July 31, 2026

Safety

Opinion: America Needs to See Driver Education As A Public Safety Investment

Traffic crashes are not inevitable. They can be prevented through better driver preparation, earlier development of safe habits and stronger risk awareness.

Valeriia Postnykov

July 13, 2026

Streetsblog NYC |Opinion

Opinion: The Case For Letting An Awful Urban Highway Fail

The same activism that once saved a New York City neighborhood could bring down the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

Ilan Ackelsberg

July 1, 2026

Safety

Driverless Cars Could Save Tens of Thousands of Lives. But We Must Treat Them Like Aviation — Not Like Cars

Commercial passenger aviation has nearly zero passenger deaths per year compared to about 40,000 roadway deaths. That's not a function of driving being inherently riskier — it is a function of what our leaders decide is "safe enough."

Marco Conner

June 18, 2026

Autonomous cars

Opinion: AVs Can Do More Than Just Serve People Who Can Afford A Cab

What has emerged is an industry trend that prioritizes hype instead of mobility equity.

Eran Ofir

June 17, 2026

Car Dependence

Urban Truth Collective: The One-Hour City Conspiracy

Here's the real conspiracy: Too many people are forced into car-dependent lives, with more health harms, more crashes, more noise, more air pollution, more social isolation — and less space for everything good our streets should be giving us.