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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
The case of the disappearing Damen bikeways
Contractors should be required to install bikeway markings when the weather is conducive, so as to avoid wasting time and materials on restriping them later.
May 5, 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
7000-series railcars are an upgrade, but next time, the CTA needs to aim higher
Hollywood studios know when a franchise has become stale and in desperate need of a reboot, and the CTA should do likewise for whatever generation comes after the 7000-series.
May 4, 2021
What is ‘Traffic Violence’ and Why Do We Need To Talk About It?
We were all raised in car culture — which normalizes the idea that 40,000 people will die in car crashes every year. But it's not normal. And it needs to be called what it is.
May 3, 2021
CMAP analyzes equity impact of transportation fees, fines, and fares
CMAP looked at the ways in which transportation fees, fines, and fares impact low-income residents and policy changes that can increase equity.
May 1, 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
If the bus is rockin’, don’t bother knockin’: A risqué bikeway obstruction on Randolph St.
Setting aside the question of whether bike lane blockers should be publicly shamed, what is the CTA doing to keep buses out of bike lanes?
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
