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A semi-truck trailer passes a truck blocking the bike lane on a heavy bike route

Vision Zero Strategy to Require Side Guards on Some Trucks Might Have Small Effect

By Steven Vance | Jun 29, 2017 | 6 Comments

A new ordinance was introduced to Chicago City Council yesterday that would require new safety-enhancing equipment on its contractors' vehicles, one of the recommendations in the Vision Zero Action Plan.

Biking to a Blackhawks game at the United Center. Photo: Mike Travis

United Center Streetscape Is a Tie at Best for Cyclists, But a Win for Pedestrians

By John Greenfield | Jun 20, 2017 | 19 Comments

The main fly in the ointment is the lack of a proper bikeway on this stretch of Damen.

Following a vehicle attack in May, New York City police installed metal fences and concrete barriers along blocks of Times Square. Photo: Richard Drew / AP

Daily Traffic Violence Harms More People Than Intentional Truck and Car Attacks

By John Greenfield | Jun 15, 2017 | 5 Comments

The city should start treating this more routine form of carnage as the public health crisis it is, and take aggressive action to lower these tragic numbers.

Emanuel announced the release of the plan this afternoon. Photo: CDOT

At Long Last, the City Releases the Chicago Vision Zero Action Plan

By John Greenfield | Jun 12, 2017 | 8 Comments

Chicago is finally getting moving on the crucial mission of reducing the carnage on our streets, where dozens of people are injured in crashes every day.

Nashville's busiest bus routes are in line for more frequent service and transit-only lanes under the city's new action plan. Photo: Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County

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Nashville Mayor Megan Barry Just Unveiled Her Blueprint to Fast-Track People-Friendly Streets

By Stephen Miller | May 25, 2017

Nashville is known as the home of the country music industry -- and a fast-growing region of car-centric sprawl. But local leaders realize they can't accommodate more growth with an outdated, cars-first approach, so Mayor Megan Barry released an action plan yesterday that lays out an ambitious agenda to improve conditions for walking, bicycling, and transit.

Can you find the jaywalkers? Image: Chris Nelson/Twitter

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Edmonton Traffic Safety PSAs Blame Jaywalkers, But Stats Tell a Different Story

By Stephen Miller | May 12, 2017

Chris Nelson used Edmonton's own motor vehicle collision data to make a chart showing who -- or, more often, what -- is on the receiving end when Edmonton motorists crash their cars. It quickly dispels any rationale for focusing on jaywalking.

CDOT Open to Phone Hacking to Combat Distracted Driving as Police Stop Issuing Citations

By Steven Vance | Apr 21, 2017 | 6 Comments

Chicago transportation commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld is voicing support for a proposal to use a device known as a “textalyzer” to crack down on distracted driving with cellphones. Two aldermen, Anthony Beale Beale (9th) and Edward Burke (14th), have introduced a resolution asking the Chicago Police Department to look into using a $10,000 device from Cellebrite, which makes […]

The City Releases More Details About the Upcoming Vision Zero Action Plan

By John Greenfield | Mar 15, 2017 | 9 Comments

A presentation at last week’s Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Council meeting indicates that the city has made some progress on the plan and we should be seeing the fruits of their labor soon.

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Earl Blumenauer Introduces Vision Zero Bill in House

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 2, 2017

U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer has introduced legislation in the House that would help cities establish Vision Zero policies aimed at eliminating traffic deaths, reports Jonathan Maus at Bike Portland. “Something has to change," Blumenauer said. "We have to do better and finally treat this public health crisis."

cyclists visit the "ghost bike" memorial for Bobby Cann at the crash site near Clybourn/Larrabee. Photo: Active Trans

ATA Blasts “Outrageously Weak” Cann Sentence, Launches Petition Drive

By John Greenfield | Jan 31, 2017

You can sign the letter to make it clear that there should never be a such miscarriage of justice after a DUI crash death in our city again.

A mural in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood. Photo: John Greenfield

Klein: Data-Driven Enforcement Could Fight Crashes, Homicides, and Profiling

By John Greenfield | Jan 26, 2017 | 4 Comments

The ex-CDOT chief says the feds' Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety model, which calls for targeting crash and crime "hot spots" could save lives and help prevent police profiling

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