How Income Inequality Is Driving Our Post-Lockdown Carpocalypse
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Cars are back across America — but communities with richer residents are being spared much of the pollution and traffic violence.
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Five Great Ways To Repurpose Parking Lots During the Pandemic
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If there's one thing America definitely doesn't need any more of, it's parking lots — and during COVID-19, communities across the U.S. are seizing that under-utilized asphalt for pandemic-safe and equitable ways.
Op Ed: The Most Important Bike Tech is…Street Design
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New studies of Lisbon and Toronto offer the latest evidence for the power of safe infrastructure to encourage more cycling in cities — and speak to the perils of relying on historical data.
American SUVs are Too Dangerous for UK Roads, UK Safety Experts Say
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American SUVs kill so many people on U.S. roads that other countries don't want them anywhere near their own roads.
Half of Americans Want Drivers Who Drive More to Pay More
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People are starting to get behind a VMT tax. (Um, so what's a vehicle miles traveled tax?)
Berkeley To Become the First US City To De-Cop Traffic Enforcement
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But advocates say it's important we remain vigilant about what replaces it.
Take it Outside: Street Space for Schools
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Tenly Williams demonstrates the benefits of expanding school into the street.
Want to Stop Car Crashes? Study the Near-Misses
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A pilot program in Bellevue, Wash. is using anonymized video and big data to stop crashes before they happen.
A Third of U.S. Workers Want to Ditch Commutes and Work Remotely
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If employers give the workers what they want, we can end three pandemics: COVID-19, climate change, and traffic violence.
Don’t Let the School Bus be COVID-19’s Next Victim
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As school re-openings loom, the school bus industry is organizing support for the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act, a $10-billion Senate bill that would provide relief to transportation providers — including school-bus operators — that earlier federal relief packages overlooked. And if CERTS doesn’t pass, transit advocates warn that the country is at […]
Why Street Vendors Belong on Our Post-Quarantine Streets
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Street vendors have always been an important part of our street landscape — even when we've criminalized them.
STEAL THIS IDEA: States Should Imitate This Scottish E-Bike Program
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Subsidizing e-bikes is a no-brainer in the best of times — and in a pandemic, it could be a life-saver.