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This lab crash simulates a 2012 red-light-running crash in Yuma, Arizona. The driver was severely injured. Photo: IIHS

Suburban red-light camera programs should be reformed, not abolished

By John Greenfield | Jan 6, 2020 | No Comments

In the wake of corruption allegations, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza says suburbs should consider getting rid of their RLC programs, which would likely cost lives.

A dinosaur still roams the earth: John Forester discusses his discredited anti-bikeway credo

By John Greenfield | Oct 3, 2019 | 165 Comments

The author of "Effective Cycling" and founder of the vehicular cycling movement still insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that bikeways makes cyclists less safe.

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Today’s Headlines for Friday, January 4

By John Greenfield | Jan 4, 2019 | No Comments

More Tunnel Anxiety, This Time About the Deep Tunnel Stormwater Project (Slate) Driver Injured Homeland Security Officer Walking in West Elsdon Crash (Sun-Times) North Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to Leaving the Scene of Fatal 2017 Crash (Herald) Person Shoots BB Gun at CTA Bus in Chatham (Sun-Times) Oberman, Chorle Joining Railroad Retirement Board, Surface Transportation […]

About 30 U.S. cities have committed to Vision Zero, but that's the easy part. Map: Vision Zero Network

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Vision Zero Network Hires Big Gun To Focus on Slowing Drivers Down Already

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 21, 2018 | No Comments

It’s too early to tell whether Vision Zero will ever reach its the goal implied its name, but there’s one way to give it a good chance: getting drivers to slow down. That’s emerging as a crucial goal of the Vision Zero Network, a national group that help cities implement safer street practices. The non-profit […]

Air pollution concentrations in Atlanta show a clear increase by highways. The purple dots are the locations of schools. Map: Mysidewalk via Strongtowns

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The Injustice of Highway Pollution

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 8, 2018 | No Comments

The people who drive the least, suffer the most.