What ‘Abolish the Police’ Could Mean for Street Safety
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What does #defundthepolice really mean for road safety — in the broadest sense of that term?
Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about traffic deaths
Trump Says COVID-19 Deaths May Be the Price We Pay For A Strong Economy — Just Like Traffic Deaths
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It’s bad enough that most Americans think that 40,000 road deaths a year is just the price we pay for the freedom to go wherever we want whenever we want — but now that argument is being used by conservatives who want to abandon the health practices that can help us defeat the coronavirus. President […]
U.S. Breaks With World on Pledge to Cut Roadway Deaths
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American delegates distanced themselves from key elements of a global safety pledge that would halve road deaths in 10 years.
Vision Zero is Missing Something Big: Getting Cars Off the Road
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A leading transportation researcher argues for the addition of a sixth pillar to the five-part strategy.
Pedestrians Aren’t Even Safe From Car Crashes Inside Buildings
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500 people die every year in *non*-roadway car crashes -- because so many cars crash through building walls.
Another City Eliminated Non-Driver Deaths In 2019
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Another world-class city has proven that Vision Zero isn’t just wishful thinking — and its example puts the pressure on American communities to stop street carnage now