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Study: SUVs Are Indeed Death Machines for Children, Blacks

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 7, 2022 | No Comments

Maybe the 354th story with this headline will finally change some minds — or some federal regulations.

The First Step to Ending Pedestrian Deaths? Tax Heavy Cars In Cities

By Yonah Freemark and Wesley Jenkins | Jul 7, 2022 | No Comments

Washington is the first city in the nation to propose a targeted charge by vehicle weight, but even that ambitious policy falls short of similar weight charges in other countries.

Hint: They made roads like this a lot more pedestrian friendly. Photo: Pxhere, CC

Why French and US Road Deaths Went In Dramatically Different Directions

By Yonah Freemark and Wesley Jenkins | Jul 6, 2022 | No Comments

Here's how American states and cities can look to the French example for approaches to improve road safety.

This picture is from a movie set, but the national traffic violence crisis is very much real. Photo: Phil Roeder

Wait, Wut? The US, Where Road Violence is a National Crisis, Wants to Advise Other Countries?!

By Kea Wilson | Jul 5, 2022 | No Comments

Don't do as I say — and definitely don't do as I do!

A similar train derailment in Georgia. Photo: Paul Brennan, CC

Advocates: U.S. Needs Vision Zero for Railroads Following Mo. Crash

By Kea Wilson | Jun 30, 2022 | No Comments

Safety advocates are demanding action following an Amtrak derailment that could have been prevented if policymakers had funded the basic infrastructure and policy changes that safety hawks have been recommending for decades.

Talking Headways Podcast: A Tour of Canadian Transit

By Jeff Wood | Jun 30, 2022 | No Comments

Learn about the light rail in Ottawa, where they know when they need to expand!

Advocates hoped that the "Reconnecting Communities" program would fund large-scale highway removals, but it may fund more projects like this Las Vegas pedestrian bridge. Photo: David Shane, CC

Four Things Advocates Need to Know About the ‘Reconnecting Communities’ Program

By Kea Wilson | Jun 30, 2022 | No Comments

A disappointingly small federal fund to repair the devastation inflicted by highway builders on predominantly Black, brown, and poor communities is now accepting applications. But more needs to be done.

ANALYSIS: These Advocates Want You to Deflate Your Neighbor’s SUV Tires

By Kea Wilson | Jun 28, 2022 | No Comments

A secretive network of activists are deflating SUV tires in urban neighborhoods around the world to physically force their drivers to find less dangerous and polluting ways to get around — and in the process, they're prompting a conversation about the role of illegal direct action in the movement to end car dependence.