20 is Plenty: Org Puts Up $18M for the ‘Speed Vaccine’
A massive coalition of global health authorities, government leaders and advocates are calling on communities around the world to inoculate themselves against the other pandemic that’s killing their residents during COVID-19: speeding drivers.
May 18, 2021
Can the MUTCD Catch Up with the New Mobility Revolution?
Sure, amending the MUTCD is long overdue. But it's also time to set strong standards that go beyond actual street signage and into the digital realm, advocates say.
May 17, 2021
New Bill Would Help Measure Transportation Access for Non-Drivers
A new bill would give U.S. communities money to analyze how easy — or difficult — it is for residents to access the destinations they need most, and how their mode of transportation, race, income, age, disability, and other factors that impact their basic mobility.
May 13, 2021
Study: Cycling Rates Low Unless Women Are Riding
Around the world, cities that do the best job of catering to the needs of women cyclists also have the highest level of cycling overall, a new study finds — and the U.S. has among the lowest share of female riders on the planet.
May 13, 2021
Not a Coincidence: Maryland Couple Dies on Same Dangerous Road Five Years Apart
The death raises questions about why even Vision Zero cities so often fail to adequately redesign streets that repeatedly prove fatal to walkers.
May 12, 2021
The Trouble with Today’s Automatic Emergency Braking Systems
Nearly 100 new cars and SUVs released in the United States this year will come equipped with automatic emergency braking systems that proponents will protect pedestrians on our streets — but some advocates wants the government set to stronger standards to ensure they actually work in all road contexts.
May 11, 2021
Drivers Stole 20% of Bike/Walk Dollars Last Year; Here’s How to Stop Them
An entire fifth of the largest pot of federal money that’s explicitly promised to active transportation users was actually given to drivers last year — and advocates say it’s critical that we support a package of legislation that makes it harder for states to rob people who walk and roll to pay people who pilot automobiles, while also expanding the pie.
May 10, 2021
Massive $73B Bill Would Finally Boost E-Buses
A new bill would 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 6, 2021
New Bike Safety Ranking Packs Some Surprises
A new ranking of the most dangerous states for cyclists in the U.S. based on new metrics has bumped "bike-friendly" Delaware to the dubious “top” spot and demoted perennially perilous Florida to third place. Huh?
May 6, 2021
