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How Feds Can Help End Racially Biased Policing on the Roads

Policing is often seen as a state or local issue — but US DOT could play a huge role in encouraging better practices, a new report argues.

April 4, 2024

Thursday’s Headlines Are On the Up and Up

Traffic deaths remain alarmingly high at over 40,000 last year despite falling slightly from 2022, according to new FWHA data.

April 4, 2024

Wednesday’s Headlines Say the Car Loans Are Too Damn High

Hey automakers, let's put some more small cars for sale in the U.S., OK?

April 3, 2024

Latest Pedestrian and Cyclist Fatality Stats Are Deadly Déja-Vu

America's minuscule dip in overall deaths is being offset by record-setting fatalities among the most vulnerable.

April 2, 2024

Tuesday’s Headlines Running on Empty

Empty, often blighted parking lots are the scourge of American cities, reports the Washington Post.

April 2, 2024

Study: Fentanyl Use Rising on the Roads — But No One Knows How Much

Fentanyl-linked car crashes seem to be increasing — but testing isn't, and neither are solutions.

April 2, 2024

Data: State DOTs Look Nothing Like the Residents They Serve

Why are state DOTs so overwhelmingly white and male — and what impact does it have on road users who don't share those identities?

April 1, 2024

Monday’s Headlines Bring Bad News for Biden

Republicans won the first round of a lawsuit against a historic Biden administration policy that requires transportation agencies to track greenhouse gas emissions from driving.

April 1, 2024

Friday’s Headlines Hush That Fuss

New BRT in Denver, the case for reimagining parking lots, and more in today's headlines.

March 29, 2024

Why We Care About Some Transportation Tragedies More Than Others

Why do we respond to major transportation disasters with so much urgency — and why don't we count our collective car crash epidemic among them?

March 28, 2024