What Happens When You Ask Public Officials To Give Up Driving For A Week
A campaign to get public officials in the Cleveland area to attempt a week without driving didn't get many electeds to go totally car-free — but it did make a powerful statement.
February 27, 2023
Police Car Stops Alienate Communities and Lead to Violent Deaths Like Tyre Nichols’s — Should They Be Rethought?
The killing of Tyre Nichols has raised questions about the use and risks of a routine part of U.S. policing: the traffic stop.
February 20, 2023
French Warn Parents of an Underestimated Roadway Danger: Toxic Masculinity
A new French safety campaign is warning parents that they may play a far bigger role in preventing car crashes than they might think.
February 17, 2023
To Make Cities More Sustainable, Should We All Put On Mascot Costumes?
A Maryland activist is poking fun at people who oppose sustainable transportation projects with the help of a human-sized insect costume.
February 10, 2023
Half of Americans Will Get Vision Zero Plans in New Federal Grant
More than half of the U.S. population will live in cities or counties with a Safe Streets action plan in place, thanks to a wave of new funding from Washington.
February 3, 2023
How Mayors Can Lead The Way to a Sustainable Transportation Future (Hint: Listen to John Bauters)
Not enough U.S. mayors make sustainable transportation a priority, and even the ones that do don’t always get much done.
January 31, 2023
Are You Lonely? It’s Not You, It’s the Way We’ve Built our Nation
If you’re feeling lonely, you’re not alone. Loneliness is an increasingly common experience, and it can have severe consequences.
January 28, 2023
Congress’s Messy ‘Fix-It-First’ Fight Heats Up
A long-fought effort to get states to spend more of their federal infrastructure dollars on fixing highways rather than building new ones is in peril in the newly GOP-lead House.
January 23, 2023
The Dangers of Driving Are Way More Normalized Than We Think
People raised in a car-dominated culture are measurably more likely to accept the societal harms and inequities associated with driving than other public health threats, a new study finds.
January 19, 2023
Cincinnati Hires Dedicated In-House Crew To Build Pedestrian Infrastructure
Cincinnati is creating an in-house team to build safer streets for people who walk and roll, and vaulting over one of the most common roadblocks to saving vulnerable road users lives.
January 6, 2023
