The Trouble with Today’s Automatic Emergency Braking Systems
Advocates want the government set to stronger standards for automatic emergency braking systems to ensure they actually work in all road contexts.
May 12, 2021
Massive $73B Bill Would Finally Boost E-Buses
Two Democratic senators want to give (almost) the same amount of funding to transit agencies to electrify nation’s bus fleet as President Biden promised to private drivers to electrify their cars.
May 7, 2021
An Ode to the Miniature Fire Truck
There's a movement to get city leaders to shrink their engines to a scale that makes sense for the jobs they most frequently do, rather than widening all their roads to fit monster (fire)trucks.
May 4, 2021
The Southwest’s Bike Spike Was Bigger Than Europe
The American Southwest may have experienced one of the biggest bike booms in the world in 2020 — and the rest of the country wasn’t far behind, a new study finds.
April 30, 2021
Calculator Shows How Many Cars Will Come To Your Town’s New Highway
An international nonprofit has developed a calculator to help Colorado residents quantify how adding highway miles in their state will translate into more cars on the road.
April 28, 2021
Programs that Pay Residents to Give Up Cars Gain Support Worldwide
France may soon pay its residents to trade their private cars for e-bikes, vehicle-share services, and even transit passes.
April 16, 2021
Protecting Non-Motorists Makes NTSB ‘Most Wanted List’ For the First Time
For the first time in its 54-year history, the National Transportation Safety Board has prioritized ending traffic violence — specifically centered on protecting vulnerable road users.
April 8, 2021
SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Chicago vs. Orinda
Pretty much every sorry stop in this contest puts the squeeze on its riders — but these two Atrocious Eight contenders really put their passengers between a rock and a hard place.
April 6, 2021
Five Questions About Biden’s Infrastructure Package
Sustainable transportation advocates are already questioning how much President Biden’s infrastructure package will transform our national addiction to cars — especially since hefty electric car incentives will hand drivers more money than transit riders.
April 1, 2021
NBA Star Shawn Bradley Paralyzed in Crash
The announcement that Dallas Mavericks player Shawn Bradley was struck and paralyzed by a driver while riding his bike is the latest reminder that no one will be safe from our national traffic violence epidemic until we commit to ending it.
March 18, 2021