Pedestrian safety
Commentary: The Dutch Call Dangerous Designs Evil. They’re Right.
Motorists hit BUILDINGS, but paint is going to keep a cyclist safe on a six lane arterial? Let's use the right word to describe when planners and politicians build things they know will cause death and dismemberment
September 16, 2022
Opinion: Here’s Why We All Need a ‘Week Without Driving’
Disability Rights Washington spreads awareness of the transportation challenges of the differently abled.
September 16, 2022
SEE IT: Streetfilms Takes You to NYC’s All-Too-Rare, Car-Free School Streets
School zones don't have to be danger zones.
September 8, 2022
Q&A: Dutch Safety Experts Coming to San Francisco
Streetsblog talks with Chris Bruntlett of the Dutch Cycling Embassy about street safety and next week's visit to California
September 1, 2022
ANALYSIS: Can New York Mandate Speed Governors on New Cars?
Advocates are cheering a first-in-the-nation New York bill that would mandate speed-limiting technology in new cars and would limit large passenger vehicles that have blind spots that endanger pedestrians and other vulnerable road users.
But does New York even have the authority to regulate cars this way?
August 30, 2022
Commentary: Cities Need to Make Protected Bike Lanes and Intersections the Default
Continuing to blow off physically protected bike lanes is tantamount to murder
August 29, 2022
Can This Documentary Get Americans to Care About Pedestrian and Cyclist Deaths?
A new documentary aims to tell the dramatic story of America's escalating pedestrian and cyclist death crisis — and, hopefully, inspire non-advocates to get involved in the movement to end the epidemic.
August 25, 2022
Three Common Types of Bike Laws That Are Overdue for an Overhaul
There is almost no evidence that cycling regulations are making U.S. streets safer, and more than enough evidence that they should be overhauled to prevent disproportionately harmful impacts against people of color, a new study finds.
August 24, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Asphalt Art!
How communities can use paint as an effective and relatively low-cost strategy to activate their streets.
August 11, 2022
OPINION: How To Use the Money Available for Safe Streets
With roadway deaths at a historic high, it is time to stop accepting excuses — and start operating from the knowledge that all road deaths are preventable.
August 9, 2022