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How Traffic Engineers Blame You for Their Profession’s Mistakes
"Street design and land use are at the root cause of a lot of the traffic safety challenges we see across the country,” said Mike Lydon, founding principal of Street Plans. “And to fail to acknowledge that is a problem.”
December 18, 2022
Podcast: The (Too-Brief) History of Traffic Violence Memorials in America
Mass memorials to the victims of traffic violence are a rarity on American roads. But it wasn't always that way — and there's a fascinating history behind why so many lost lives have become virtually invisible in the public realm today.
December 14, 2022
Essay: Sarah Langenkamp Loved biking. She Shouldn’t Have Died Because of It.
"We can certainly turn around our deadly trends. Sarah, other victims, and so many families mourning this holiday season deserve at least as much."
December 4, 2022
That Viral NY Times Article on Road Death Was Only the Tip of the Iceberg
The New York Times jumped into the ongoing conversation about why American road deaths are so rapidly outpacing the rest of the industrialized world — but the scratch-the-surface approach left a lot of causes and solutions on the table.
December 2, 2022
Why There Are So Few Monuments to Traffic Violence Victims — And Why It Matters
People who die in car crashes largely go unmemorialized in the public realm. Here's why that's bad.
November 19, 2022
Research: Permanent Daylight Savings Time Could Save Human and Animal Lives on Our Roads
Rolling back the clocks in November may give millions of Americans an extra hour of sleep — but it also costs human and animal lives on U.S. roads that could be saved by making daylight savings time permanent, a new study argues.
November 11, 2022
Essay: Five Car Crashes, Over $100,000 in Damages, And No Answers
November 7, 2022
Woodside Wants Housing, But It’s Likely to Get More SUVs
Just what Northern Boulevard needs — another car dealership.
November 7, 2022
Opinion: Whose Child Will Be Killed on a Stroad?
We can’t keep using the places that poor people live in as highways for wealthier people to move through quickly.
October 23, 2022
How The Traffic Violence Pandemic Is Creating A Silent Mental Health Crisis
The global traffic violence pandemic is also spawning a devastating global mental health crisis that could be making traffic violence trends worse — and researchers say policymakers must do more.
October 7, 2022
