Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Transportation Alternatives

Support For Camera Enforcement Increases When Put in Racial Justice Context, Study Finds

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 25, 2022 | No Comments

Researchers hope the results can increase support nationwide for swapping out cops for cameras, effective tools at keeping reckless drivers off the road and reducing fatal and injury-causing crashes.

THE BRAKE: Why Road Diets Fail — And How to Help Them Win

By Kea Wilson | Mar 1, 2022 | No Comments

This week's episode of The Brake tackles the tough questions of why redesigning killer roads is so controversial.

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EXCERPT: There are No ‘Accidents’ — We Have Been Fooled into Thinking There Are

By Jessie Singer | Feb 15, 2022 | No Comments

This excerpt from the new book, "There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and Disaster — Who Profits and Who Pays the Price" will make you rethink crashes, capitalism and culpability.

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Analysis: NYC’s Speed Cameras Aren’t Racist — But the City’s Road Design Is

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 14, 2022 | No Comments

Speed cameras are not disproportionately concentrated in low-income communities of color, despite a pervasive belief that the cameras are a money-making ploy that unfairly target Black and Brown neighborhoods, a Streetsblog analysis reveals.

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Study Shows Vast Support for 'Open Restaurants' in NYC

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 22, 2021 | No Comments

In Manhattan, the supposed epicenter of opposition, a city survey shows that 84 percent of residents support the "Covid huts." Citywide, 64 percent support them.

MUST WATCH: Why Words Matter to Crash Victims

By Aaron Short | Nov 16, 2021 | No Comments

Cars kill — but the language used in ads and newspapers always hurts. That's why message is so crucial in the war on cars.

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