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Report: Waymo Surpasses The Way-Too-Low Human Driver Safety Bar
“Safer than humans” is better than nothing, but it's still an unlivable standard.
July 24, 2026
Themes from Streetsblog California’s Ten Years
Part 1: The LOS, VMT, CEQA, OPR alphabet soup.
September 16, 2024
Maryland Vows to Reduce Driving to Save the Climate — And It’s Not Alone
A new executive order will require the Maryland DOT to put VMT reduction at the center of its climate strategy. Which states will follow their lead?
June 6, 2024
New York Pols Back Gounardes’s Bill to Cut Driving by 20%
From Buffalo to Brooklyn, lawmakers want less driving.
May 15, 2024
Find Out How Much Your State Would Benefit From Cutting Car Travel
A new calculator demonstrates the power of VMT reduction in just a few clicks — and helps advocates fight for policies to make it possible.
March 11, 2024
Advocates Urge NY To Cut Car Trips by 20 Percent
New York should spend billions on transit, bikes, and paths instead of more highway.
February 6, 2024
Why Kids are Suing DOTs for Driving the Climate Crisis
Hawai'i children and teenagers are suing their state's transportation leaders for the outsized role they've played in the ongoing climate crisis — and if they succeed, their efforts could empower new generations across America to do the same.
June 15, 2022
DATA DUMP: Total Driving is Down in All Major U.S. Cities
Americans are indeed driving less — up to 94 percent less in some places — as the global COVID-19 pandemic keeps people at home, but rural segments of the country are not doing their share to flatten the curve.
April 6, 2020
Report: Air Quality in U.S. Is Getting Worse
October 22, 2019
