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Opinion: Banning Scooters is Not a Safety Strategy — It’s Broken Windows Policing

By Kea Wilson | Jun 22, 2022 | No Comments

St. Louis banned electric scooters following a wave of recent gun violence and traffic safety concerns. The only problem? There's no data that shows that scooters were involved in anyone getting hurt.

Wednesday’s Headlines Say Keep the Gas Tax

By Blake Aued | Jun 22, 2022 | No Comments

Stop trying to make a gas tax holiday happen. It's not going to happen (or shouldn't, at least).

Vehicle-Into-Building Crashes 40% Higher Than Previously Thought

By Kea Wilson | Jun 21, 2022 | No Comments

U.S. drivers ram their cars into buildings about 100 times every single day, according to revised new estimates – and while that's 40 more daily collisions than previously thought, some experts suspect it may still be an undercount.

A bike commuter in France. Photo: Wikimedia

Viva La Tuesday’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Jun 21, 2022 | No Comments

Want safer streets in the U.S.? Do what France did. Want safer streets in your city? Do what Hoboken did.

Study: We Can’t End Car Dependency Without Disincentivizing Driving

By Kea Wilson | Jun 20, 2022 | No Comments

Bad news, livable streets people: Motorists are generally far happier with their daily commutes than we are — an indication that investing in transit, biking and walking alone won't get drivers out of their cars.

Monday’s Headlines Are Biking With Biden

By Blake Aued | Jun 20, 2022 | No Comments

President Joe Biden took a spill while biking in Delaware last week. Meanwhile, the UN secretary general had a stark warning about fossil fuels.

Image: Duke Makangila via Creative Commons

Friday’s Headlines Are Searching for Equity

By Blake Aued | Jun 17, 2022 | No Comments

Black and brown Americans are in more danger while walking or biking than whites, but enforcement disproportionately harms them as well.

Talking Headways Podcast: Megaregions and Our Future

By Jeff Wood | Jun 16, 2022 | No Comments

Why are megaregions so important for the future of our society and the planet?

Photo: Michelle Andonian via Henry Ford Collection, CC

Fed. AV Crash Report Underscores How Little We Know About Robocar Safety

By Kea Wilson | Jun 16, 2022 | No Comments

Cars with advanced vehicle automation systems are involved in far more crashes than previously known — and automakers should be compelled to provide far more data to federal regulators to provide a clearer picture of the impact of this emerging technology on U.S. roads, safety advocates say.

Thursday’s Headlines Are Free for Everyone

By Blake Aued | Jun 16, 2022 | No Comments

Boston's Michelle Wu is far from the only mayor to push fare-free transit recently. Plus, ad campaigns that try to shame people into safety rarely work.

Protesters block the light rail line in St. Paul to protest the violent treatment of Marcus Abrams by St. Paul police, 2015. Photo: Fibonacci Blue, CC

Op-Ed: Why Decarceration Must Be A Part of Transportation Reform

By Sarah Bond and Navjot Heer | Jun 15, 2022 | No Comments

Transit agencies can move from a policing model that seeks to detain, arrest, and imprison people to a system that carefully considers accessibility, affordability, mental health, public health, reentry, safety, and healing. Here's how.

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Controversial New L.A. Ordinance Cracks Down on Bicycle "Chop Shops"

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 15, 2022 | No Comments

In a brief and anticlimactic session yesterday, City Council tentatively* approved a controversial ordinance cracking down on so-called “bicycle chop shops,” which advocates say targets unhoused people.

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