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Opinion: Stop Expanding the Damn Roads in Michigan
The recent announcement of a $105-million grant to remove the unnecessary I-375 in Detroit is welcome news, though it won’t undo the legacy of destruction of Black Bottom and other neighborhoods in Detroit.
October 28, 2022
Buttigieg Wants to Replace ‘Murderous’ Human Drivers — But AVs Aren’t The Answer
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg delivered a shockingly candid take on the driver aggression the recklessness that is fueling a road violence epidemic that killed nearly 43,000 people last year.
October 27, 2022
While SF Debates Street Design, Seattle’s Story Is Bikes Drive Business
Along a 20-mile protected route, a ‘bike lawyer’ and other cycle-friendly merchants have customers rolling up to their doors.
October 24, 2022
Vision Zero Cities: Why Everyone Hates Cyclists: Realistic Group Conflict Theory and the Plight of Cyclists
There is a word that often has the same effect in comment threads on social media as a bucket of chum in a shark tank: cyclist.
October 21, 2022
CDOT promises to get cracking on the crumbling concrete bike lane curb problem
A protected bike lane doesn't give you much protection from drivers if the precast concrete curbs crumble like a Kit Kat bar when a motorist drives over them.
October 21, 2022
3,000 out of 3,001 Americans Want to Decarbonize Transportation — But Will the GOP Do It?
By a roughly 3,000-to-1 ratio Americans agree that states should be required to better track their transportation-sector greenhouse gas emissions to lead to reducing them.
October 18, 2022
Vision Zero Cities: Road Violence is a Public Health Crisis that Needs Public Health Solutions
Traffic violence is one of the leading causes of death by unintentional injury and premature death in the United States, and Los Angeles is no outlier in this tragic trend.
October 17, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Tapping the Public Wealth of Cities
This week, we talk about how cities generate wealth and can harness it for public good.
October 14, 2022
‘Minimobility’ Can Make Streets Safer — But Will SUV-Loving Americans Embrace It?
Small, slow-speed passenger vehicles that are safer for pedestrians could be a $100-billion industry by the end of the decade, a new report claims.
October 12, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Texas Highway Tangle
This week, journalist Megan Kimble talks about housing and highway fights in Texas: TXDOT’s political pressure, the organizations fighting back, and why throughput remains king in the Lone Star State.
October 7, 2022
