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Police chases killed 3 bystanders in Chicago last year – It’s time to rethink the policy

In what circumstances does any immediate danger the suspect presents to the public outweigh the potential for endangering officers, suspects, and innocent bystanders?

Sharon Hoyer

March 22, 2021

Police chases killed 3 bystanders in Chicago last year – It’s time to rethink the policy

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Bicycling

New ‘Controlling Criteria’ Will Make Sidewalks, Bike Lanes a Default Feature In State Road Projects

While many state highway bureaucracies treat bike, pedestrian, and transit infrastructure as an afterthought, new MassDOT highway engineering guidelines will require traffic engineers to include sidewalks, crosswalks, bus stops, and high-quality bike facilities when they design upgrades for the Commonwealth’s major roadways. In a directive adopted in January 2020, MassDOT formally adopted three new “controlling […]

Christian MilNeil

March 22, 2021

Streetsblog San Francisco |Transit

Pod People Drive Dumbarton Rail Study

Latest Dumbarton study based on dubious assumptions

March 19, 2021

Streetsblog Chicago |Chicago

Most people in Chicagoland can access COVID vaccination sites via transit

How do we make it easier for people across the region to access vaccinations without driving?

Steven Vance

March 17, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Boondoggles

Boondoggle: ‘Transit Guy’ Chuck Schumer is Foolishly Supporting the Widening of NY Route 17, Locals Say

Construction interests — and Sen. Schumer — want to add a lane to the Catskills artery. It's madness.

Eve Kessler

March 15, 2021

Streetsblog Chicago |Bicycling

CDOT to the feds: The new draft of the MUTCD is still way too car-centric

Transportation chief Gia Biagi argued in a letter to the FWHA that the draft version of the next edition of the manual is "far too focused on motor vehicle operations and perpetuates the status quo."

John Greenfield

March 12, 2021

Streetsblog California |GJEL2

High-Speed Rail: It’s Time to Commit

While it was billed as an opportunity to "pause and consider the purpose of the project in the context of meeting the state's mobility needs," the hearing was more a disjointed airing of complaints.

Melanie Curry

March 11, 2021

Streetsblog San Francisco |Bicycling

Fight to Keep Minnesota Street Slow

We love the Minnesota Slow Street. Let's make it permanent.

Roger Rudick

March 10, 2021

Streetsblog Chicago |enforcement

South Shore Line police-involved shooting raises questions about fare enforcement

What's the best way to deal with unruly fare evaders? It's a complex question, but a more lenient policy might be worth the downsides, if it helps prevent the kind of near-deadly scenario we saw last week.

John Greenfield

March 10, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Accessibility

OPINION: New York Needs a ‘Disability’ Agenda

The status quo of inaccessibility must be done away with immediately, says one Council candidate from the Upper East Side.

Rebecca Lamorte

March 10, 2021

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