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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
How The Traffic Violence Pandemic Is Creating A Silent Mental Health Crisis
The global road death pandemic that claims over a million lives every year is also spawning a devastating global mental health crisis that could itself be making traffic violence trends worse.
October 7, 2022
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, October 5
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October 5, 2022
The Brake: How to Start Grassroots Safe Streets Movement In Your City
People are frequently angry about traffic violence. But what does it take to turn that anger into a full-blown movement, with neighbors fighting alongside one another to make streets safer?
October 4, 2022
Study: Automatic Emergency Braking Systems Fail At Deadliest Crash Speeds
The automatic emergency braking systems that will soon come standard on nearly all new cars don’t reliably prevent crashes at the higher speeds at which the overwhelming majority of roadway deaths occur.
September 29, 2022
Advocates Hope D.C.’s Proposed Right-On-Red Ban Will Inspire National Reform
The nation’s capital is poised to become the second major city in the United States to repeal a dangerous law that allowed drivers to make right turns at red lights.
September 28, 2022
Study: Downtown Congestion is Still Down — And It Could Help Explain Roadway Dangers
Downtown rush hour has still not roared back to pre-pandemic levels even as car travel surges in the suburbs, a new study finds.
September 27, 2022
Streetsblog Board Member Lands Major Job with Biden White House
Gabe Klein, a former Chicago and D.C. transportation agency leader — and a Streetsblog NYC and USA board member — has been chosen by “Electric” Joe Biden to head the administration’s Joint Office of Energy and Transportation.
September 20, 2022
School Bus ‘Stop Arm’ Cameras Work — So Why Don’t More States Use Them?
Artificial intelligence-equipped cameras can help protect children as they get on and off the bus — but only in cities that allow school districts to install the life-saving technology.
September 13, 2022
Commuters Take Action plans protest this Wednesday before CTA Board Meeting
Advocacy group Commuters Take Action is planning a protest for Wednesday September 14th. Streetsblog interviewed a member to learn more about the group and its plans for the protest.
September 12, 2022
