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New Illinois legislation is a step forward in reducing vulnerable road user deaths
The legislation requires IDOT to conduct a traffic study following "the occurrence of any [crash] involving a pedestrian fatality that occurs at an intersection of a state highway."
August 25, 2021
OPINION: Andrew Cuomo Wanted to Be Robert Moses (And That Was Terrible)
Which Robert Moses was Andrew Cuomo? The master builder ... or the one everyone ultimately just wanted to see leave? We believe the latter.
August 24, 2021
Dashed bike lanes: Better than nothing, or total trash?
Are they a pragmatic, better-than-nothing approach on streets where stripping parking is seen as a nonstarter. Or are they a depressing capitulation to car culture?
August 23, 2021
Take Amtrak to the Newest National Park
...But car-free tourists aren't getting much help from Amtrak and others in the New River Gorge region. A retired pharmacist and Streetsblog are trying to change that.
August 23, 2021
OPINION: Seeing New York Through European Eyes Reveals Our Flaws
In Europe, I used to cycle to most places. I was very surprised by the randomness and dangerousness of New York City’s bike lanes. Do the people who plan and build these lanes use them with their children?
August 23, 2021
Murder on Red Line underscores urgent need for holistic CTA violence prevention solutions
This latest tragedy highlights the urgent need for local leaders to think outside the policing box and take constructive action to keep transit riders and workers safe.
August 20, 2021
Analysis: End Parking Minimums Now!
The mandatory parking minimum law is the demon child of car culture and NIMBYism — but it is finally being attacked by progressive leaders. Where will Mayor Adams stand? He isn't saying.
August 18, 2021
OPINION: In Car Culture, Crash Victims are Always Blamed (Even By Loved Ones)
First, a driver hit me. Then many in my social circle implicitly blamed me. That’s reason enough for examining our deadly deal with the automobile.
August 17, 2021
Self-Driving Car Company to Test a Second Autonomous Vehicle in NYC
Wait a minute — there's going to be another one of those things out there? And then five more?!
August 16, 2021
OPINION: Muscle-Car Makers Market Mayhem
Dodge sells its Chargers with images of road recklessness and — whaddya know? — some Charger drivers copy the ads. It's time for the dangerous appeals to end.
August 16, 2021
