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An Interstate Across America — For Everyone Besides Drivers, That Is — Would Pay For Itself in No Time
A continuous cross-continental active transportation trail would pay for itself in less than five years in visitor spending alone, a new analysis argues.
May 20, 2022
There Are Just Four Types of Drivers — And Ending Car Dependency Means Reaching Them All
There are four types of drivers in U.S. communities, a new analysis argues, and transportation leaders need to adopt distinct strategies to influence each group’s behavior on the road.
May 18, 2022
NO SURPRISE: Feds Report Double-Digit Increase in Road Deaths in 2021
Call it the forgotten pandemic: road fatalities surged by double-digit percentages, including a significant increase in deaths outside of cars, in 2021, according to a new report issued Tuesday by federal authorities.
May 18, 2022
Seven advocacy groups discuss why this Wednesday’s Chicago Ride of Silence is important
The 20th annual Chicago Ride of Silence is an opportunity to mourn and reflect on lost lives, part of a global movement to honor people killed and injured on bicycles, and demand changes to keep bike riders safe
May 13, 2022
Residents weighed in on where bus lanes should go at Better Streets for Buses meeting
This proposed bus priority zone network – which includes 45 neighborhood corridors, plus 16 city corridors – is being considered with an eye on bus ridership, speeds and frequency, as well as demographic and socio-economic factors.
May 13, 2022
Dusk and Dawn Are Deadly for Walkers — But Traffic Pros Don’t Know the Full Extent of It
Police wildly undercount the number of crashes that occur at dusk and dawn, a new study finds.
May 11, 2022
STEAL THIS IDEA: Canadian City Passes Next-Gen Parking Reform
A small Canadian city just passed a package of progressive bike and car parking reforms rarely seen in a single North American community.
May 10, 2022
Study: Distracting Roadside Safety Billboards May Cause 17K Crashes A Year
Road signs that implore highway motorists to drive carefully by reminding them of roadway death totals may actually be causing crashes because they’re too distracting, a new study finds.
May 3, 2022
Why ‘Walkability’ Scores Don’t Tell Us How Pedestrian-Friendly a City Is For Everyone
Standard walkability metrics aren’t factoring in all the reasons why residents can’t or won’t travel by foot, a new analysis suggests.
April 30, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: The 15 Minute Church
We chat with Travis Norvell, minister at Judson Memorial Baptist Church in Minneapolis and author of “Church on the Move,” about the future of church parking lots and how cars have changed communities.
April 28, 2022
