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More than 112,500 people lost their lives in speed-related crashes from 2005 to 2014, accounting for 31 percent of all traffic deaths in America over that period. In a draft report released earlier this week, the National Transportation Safety Board says excessive speed is a deadly problem in our nation's transportation system -- one that federal and state officials aren't doing enough to address.

Most parking spots might cost you nothing, but parking is never really free. We just pay for it in ways that are completely divorced from our actual consumption of parking.

It's easier to blame pedestrian deaths on victims than to confront our responsibility to create a safer transportation system.

Portland's program will offer a mix of tandems, hand-cycles, and three-wheeled bikes.

Don't waste time trying to convince people to feel warmly about bicycling.

Tunneling under major cities, as Musk proposes for his Hyperloop, requires a lot more than "verbal govt approval."

How green is my free parking structure? Not very.

The largest city in North America has done away with one of the biggest hidden subsidies for driving: minimum parking requirements. The new regulations will make housing more affordable, transit more convenient, and streets less congested.

After a city installs a bike lane, there's typically some pushback for a while from people who object to the change. What's unusual is when a city loses its nerve and decides to remove the bike lane. But that's what Atlanta has done on a 1,000-foot stretch of Westview Drive.