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How to Bike With Disabilities, Discrimination, and Difference
When it comes to getting out and enjoying life on two wheels, some of the most intimidating barriers we must confront have less to do with hulking SUVs and more to do with what types of bodies our entire culture is built to suit.
October 30, 2020
U.S. Auto Insurance Industry Admits Systemic Racism
Auto insurers charge Black drivers with good records more than white drivers with bad records — among other racist practices.
October 23, 2020
Four Ways Cities Can Repeal the Legacy of Robert Moses
Robert Moses's approach to transportation planning defined American cities for generations. Now, it's time to dismantle that dangerous and racist legacy.
October 20, 2020
‘The Auto Industry Went Beserk’: Five Questions with Joan Claybrook, Former Head of NHTSA
The retractable stop-sign, mandatory crash test standards, mandatory airbags and bendable hood ornaments are just a few of Joan Claybrook's traffic safety legacies — but behind the scenes, she pushed for far more.
October 16, 2020
Riders Haven’t Abandoned Transit During COVID — They’re Taking Fewer Trips: Report
TransitCenter surveyed 2,200 riders about safety — and makes recommendations for policy makers.
October 15, 2020
Cargo bikes: Is there anything they can’t carry?
Streetsblog Chicago assistant editor Courtney Cobbs was determined to carry home her new dresser home by cargo bike.
October 12, 2020
The way to better biking: San Jose’s bike plan should be a model for Chicago reboot
San Jose's Better Bike Plan offers a framework that Chicago would do well to emulate in order to create a bike plan that's more representative of current and would-be cyclists.
October 12, 2020
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October 7, 2020
Human Driver of ‘Driverless’ Car Charged in 2018 Ped Death
In Arizona prosecutor has brought charges of negligent homicide against the first human driver to fail to prevent an imperfect “self-driving” vehicle from killing a pedestrian.
September 17, 2020