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Tuesday’s Headlines Explain Why Streets Aren’t Safe

Poor street design, gentrification and the trend toward bigger, heavier cars are all contributing to the rise in pedestrian deaths, according to author Jessie Singer.

July 25, 2023

Monday’s Headlines Need More Action

If motorists won't even buy electric vehicles, what's the hope that they will ever come around to the things that might actually save us from climate change?

July 24, 2023

Friday’s Headlines Smile for the Camera

A nationwide push for camera policing, a takedown of congestion pricing skeptics, and more.

July 21, 2023

Thursday’s Headlines Won’t Go Back

Although it's likely Senate Democrats and President Biden will be able to block some or most of the damage, House Republicans are trying to undo infrastructure spending piece by piece.

July 20, 2023

Tuesday’s Headlines Are Coming ‘Round the Bend

Amtrak wants to bring passenger rail to 160 new cities in the next 15 years — if state governments are willing to play ball.

July 18, 2023

Monday’s Headlines Don’t Believe in Myths

Autonomous vehicles were always a fiction, according to The New Republic, sold to us by tech companies who wanted to fend off transit projects while scraping our data.

July 17, 2023

Thursday’s Headlines Are Incomplete

There's too much wiggle room and not enough specific direction for traffic engineers in many Complete Streets policies.

July 13, 2023

Wednesday’s Headlines Side With Transit

Transit a better alternative than EVs for safety and the environment, but EVs could rob transit of essential funding because their drivers don't pay gas taxes.

July 12, 2023