Traffic fatalities
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Janette Sadik-Khan: Car Crashes Are an Epidemic We Can Solve
"Government and public health officials routinely face problems that exceed their capacities and powers. Traffic deaths are not one of them," says the transportation aide to would-be president Mike Bloomberg.
February 18, 2020
Another City Eliminated Non-Driver Deaths In 2019
Another world-class city has proven that Vision Zero isn't just wishful thinking — and its example puts the pressure on American communities to stop street carnage now.
February 11, 2020
Vision Zero! Norwegian Capital Completely Quashes Road Deaths
Secrets from Oslo, where the zero of Vision Zero is taken seriously.
January 3, 2020
Pedestrians Deaths On Freeways is On The Rise
More Americans have been dying on high-speed roads because cities and states haven't built proper infrastructure to help people cross safely, a new study shows.
December 20, 2019
Schumer Pushes Electric Cars — Here’s Why He’s Wrong
Message to the senior senator from New York: Electric cars are still cars — and they still suck.
October 25, 2019
New App Helps to Slow Down Speeders
Drivers are reckless and distracted — but soon there'll be an app that helps them realize that.
October 16, 2019
The Small-City Vision Zero Challenge
Smaller cities with limited budgets present particular traffic-safety problems. Here's how some transportation planners managed the issues.
September 23, 2019
Manifesto Promotes ‘Ethics, Equity, and Empathy’
A design firm publishes a new 'credo' for engineers, policymakers, and planners.
September 20, 2019
Car-Free Zones Eyed in SF, Elsewhere
A string of pedestrian injuries and deaths in San Francisco's Tenderloin district has spurred city leaders to demand a ban on cars in some densely populated neighborhoods — the latest in a nascent and long-overdue move by activists nationwide to get reckless drivers off at least a tiny handful of city streets.
September 18, 2019
‘Pedestrian-Friendly’ Portland Crosses Out Crosswalks
Traffic officials are installing 'no crossing' signs at intersections. Are they protecting pedestrians — or privileging cars over people?
September 3, 2019
