Vision Zero Archives — Page 12 of 20

Andrew Yang Rides The Bus … And Then Sort of Throws Pedestrians Under One

Andrew Yang kicked off his mayoral campaign on Thursday with a four-borough transit-only tour, but along the way suggested pedestrians better stay out of some streets in a Yang administration.

Dave Colon

January 15, 2021

Andrew Yang Rides The Bus … And Then Sort of Throws Pedestrians Under One

Streetsblog NYC |Car crashes

Poll: Too Many Are Skeptical of Vision Zero

A Transportation Alternatives survey finds little knowledge or recognition of Vision Zero as the city's road carnage rises.

Eve Kessler

January 13, 2021

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Equity

Data: Road Violence Affects Black Neighborhoods More

Of the 210 fatal car crashes in Massachusetts where a driver killed a bike rider or pedestrian between 2018 and 2020, a quarter of those killings occurred in neighborhoods where the Black population makes up a higher-than-average proportion of the population.

Christian MilNeil

January 12, 2021

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Environment

Biden Admin. Appoints Pete Buttigieg for Sec. of Transportation

Buttigieg will have a major responsibility in making sure the Biden administration meets its climate goals.

Christian MilNeil

December 15, 2020

Streetsblog Chicago |Equity

Why the history of racism in transportation enforcement and planning still matters today

Mobility justice advocates discussed how the past must inform efforts to address present-day transportation inequities.

Courtney Cobbs

December 14, 2020

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Angie Schmitt

Our Next Book Club Event Discusses ‘Right of Way’ with Angie Schmitt

Schmitt’s book provides a detailed investigation into how pedestrian deaths have increased by 50 percent in the past decade, and how our nation's persistent patterns of racism and economic inequality play into this under-reported public health crisis.

Christian MilNeil

December 7, 2020

Donald Trump

The Five Worst Legacies of the Chao Years — And How to Undo Them

Secretary Elaine Chao's leadership of the Department of Transportation damaged our nation — both in what she did and what she failed to do, experts say.