Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Speed

Most Cities Can’t Set Their Own Speed Limits — But Maybe They Should

By Kea Wilson | Dec 20, 2022 | No Comments

Oregon may soon allow cities more leeway to set lower speed limits on dangerous roads — rather than reserving that power for state transportation leaders whose primary interest, historically, has been moving cars as quickly as possible.

Four Ways To Build A Better Automated Enforcement Program

By Kea Wilson | Dec 14, 2022 | No Comments

Simple messaging changes can help transportation leaders win over residents who are skeptical of automated enforcement, a new study finds — and there's even more they can do to make those programs equitable, effective, and deserving of public support.

Six Arguments Against ‘Speed Limiting’ Technology — And How to Quash Them

By Streetsblog | Sep 6, 2022 | No Comments

Today on The Brake, we asked mobility researcher David Zipper to give us a breakdown of the most common speed-limiting technologies available today, and to share how he responds to six of the most common concerns about them — from the valid to the downright silly.

Why Vision Zero Advocates Need to Talk About Anne Heche

By Kea Wilson | Aug 15, 2022 | No Comments

The actor's crash is the kind of extreme collision about which even the most avowed Vision Zero advocates typically stay silent — possibly because, secretly, they are not totally sure the crash could have been prevented. But Heche's crash was absolutely preventable. Here's why.

Opinion: Slow Transportation Should Be a Human Right

By Kea Wilson | Aug 12, 2022 | No Comments

American culture, and particularly American transportation culture, is profoundly rooted in the idea that traveling fast is best — because if we don't, that culture insists, we won't be able to make or spend money efficiently enough to retain our position as a global economic superpower. But it doesn't have to be that way — and we don't have to live in a dromocracy. Here's why.

STUDY: 20 Is Plenty — But Signs Alone Don’t Always Get Drivers to Slow Down

By Kea Wilson | Feb 2, 2022 | No Comments

Drivers did not slow really down after Portland lowered the speed limit in residential neighborhoods, but a new study suggests that the reason is more about road design than driver behavior.

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