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Can the MUTCD Catch Up with the New Mobility Revolution?

Sure, amending the MUTCD is long overdue. But it's also time to set strong standards that go beyond actual street signage and into the digital realm, advocates say.

May 16, 2021

Can the MUTCD Catch Up with the New Mobility Revolution?

Streetsblog USA |15 Minute Cities

New Bill Would Help Measure Transportation Access for Non-Drivers

A new bill would give U.S. communities money to analyze how easy — or difficult — it is for residents to access the destinations they need most, and how their mode of transportation, race, income, age, disability, and other factors that impact their basic mobility.

May 13, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Jaywalking

How (And Why!) to Repeal ‘Jaywalking’ Laws

A movement is growing to strike down racially biased and ineffective “jaywalking” laws across America — and the advocates behind these efforts say the path to doing it everywhere may be smoother than it has been in the past.

May 4, 2021

Active Transportation

Commentary: How a new emphasis on safer streets could drive big change in Colorado

Colorado's wowntowns, main streets, and the urban arterials that have become so many of our main streets should be vibrant community centers, but people need to feel safe accessing them, no matter how they get there.

May 4, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Bad Journalism

What is ‘Traffic Violence’ and Why Do We Need To Talk About It?

We were all raised in car culture — which normalizes the idea that 40,000 people will die in car crashes every year. But it's not normal. And it needs to be called what it is.

May 2, 2021

Car Culture

Commentary: Best Foot Forward

Dear Denver: We met on Walk Score. Hello, again. I’m the woman who was looking to move from a mountain town of 450 people to you – you with public transportation and a large public library system and the symphony and museums and movie theaters and neighborhoods to walk.

April 26, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Amtrak

How To Get Young Riders on Intercity Rail

Why doesn’t Amtrak offer a discounted rail pass for youth?

April 23, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Streetsblog

SUV and Pickup Purchases Soar — But Who’s Buying?

Americans set a new record last month for SUV and pickup truck sales. But who's buying all these giant cars (mostly Republicans, it turns out).

April 20, 2021

AAA

Commentary: 100 Years of School Safety Patrol Coming to Denver

AAA Colorado is always looking to expand the School Safety Patrol program, especially with a renewed focus on Denver to align with the City’s Vision Zero initiatives and its Safe Routes to School 5-Year Action Plan, now in development.

April 20, 2021

Streetsblog USA |Bicycling

Bike-share equity in the time of coronavirus

How did bike-share companies' COVID-19 response impact access to their cycles and bike-share equity?

April 20, 2021