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Study: We Can’t Fix Transportation-Related Climate Emissions With EVs Alone

The U.S. can’t simply electrify its way out of the transportation-related carbon disaster — and thinking that it can might actually delay what really works: shifting people away from private vehicle ownership, and towards mass and active transportation, a new study finds. In order to maintain our national car addiction and stay within a national […]

October 2, 2020

Study: We Can’t Fix Transportation-Related Climate Emissions With EVs Alone

Streetsblog USA |Car crashes

Road Fatality Rates Reach Highest Level in 15 Years

It's official: walkers who ventured outdoors during COVID-19 lockdowns had a greater chance of being killed on our autocentric roads than any time in the past 15 years despite historic declines in driving.

October 1, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Car Culture

No, We Don’t Need Drive-Thrus — Even During COVID-19

Drive-thrus are terrible for pedestrians, congestion, and more – and we've found better alternatives during the pandemic.

September 23, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bicycle Infrastructure

This Tech Could Stop Drivers from Double-Parking and Blocking Bike Lanes

A new pilot project that launches today could change the way American cities do on-street parking — and finally stop delivery drivers from double-parking in the bike lane to boot.

September 20, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Car crashes

Why the S.D. Attorney General Will Probably Get Away With Killing A Pedestrian

One of South Dakota's most powerful elected officials killed a pedestrian in a bizarre rural car crash on Saturday evening. He claimed he hit a deer.

September 15, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Car Culture

The Other Type of Car Pollution That Harms Us All

Noise pollution from busy roads is nearly as harmful to our health as air pollution.

September 14, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Cars

Quarantine Saved US Drivers $22B — And Saved Society Far More

A massive shift to remote work during national COVID-19 lockdowns saved commuters as much as $22 billion in direct commuting costs — and it saved society nearly as much money in avoided car crashes and carbon outputs. But that's only the tip of the iceberg.

September 10, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Cars

Watchdog to Audit Flawed U.S. Motor Vehicle Safety Program

Our rising pedestrian death toll isn't what prompted the investigation — but could it inadvertently help end it?

August 19, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Cars

The Shocking Reason Why Some of the Most Dangerous Drivers Keep Their Licenses

A new short form documentary from the Boston Globe exposes how a loophole in the national driver's license compact is keeping drivers who have killed on U.S. roads.

August 19, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Cars

Decoding Trump’s Racist ‘War on Suburbs’ Rhetoric

Trump claimed that an Obama housing rule was forcing communities to build high-density, low-income buildings in suburbia — or, as Trump put it, "mak[ing] sure there is no escape" from "the crime and chaos [found] in Democrat-run cities."

August 17, 2020

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