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THE BRAKE: Why ‘Automobility’ Is About So Much More Than Automobiles
Is car culture really just about vehicles, roads, motorists and violent commercials on TV, or is it is a political system as deeply entrenched in cultures around the world? Yes. Yes it is.
July 27, 2022
Hoboken Eliminated Traffic Deaths For 4 Years — And Now It’s Ending Injuries, Too
Frank Sinatra's hometown has a thing or two to teach its big time neighbor to the east about Vision Zero.
July 18, 2022
The First Step to Ending Pedestrian Deaths? Tax Heavy Cars In Cities
Washington is the first city in the nation to propose a targeted charge by vehicle weight, but even that ambitious policy falls short of similar weight charges in other countries.
July 8, 2022
Why French and US Road Deaths Went In Dramatically Different Directions
Here's how American states and cities can look to the French example for approaches to improve road safety.
July 8, 2022
Wait, Wut? The US, Where Road Violence is a National Crisis, Wants to Advise Other Countries?!
Don't do as I say — and definitely don't do as I do!
July 6, 2022
ANALYSIS: So Should We All Be Deflating Our Neighbors’ SUV Tires?
Secretive activists are deflating SUV tires to physically force their drivers to find less dangerous and polluting ways to get around — and it's prompting a conversation about the role of illegal direct action in the movement to end car dependence.
June 28, 2022
Crashes By City Workers — Especially Cops — Are Still Costing Taxpayers Dearly
Injury and property damage from crashes represent the largest cause for payouts by the city — even ahead of police brutality, slip and falls on sidewalks, or misconduct in the city's jails.
June 22, 2022
CRASH IN FLATIRON: Vehicle-Into-Building Crashes 40% Higher Than Previously Thought
U.S. drivers ram their cars into buildings about 100 times every single day, according to revised new estimates – and while that's 40 more daily collisions than previously thought, some experts suspect it may still be an undercount.
June 21, 2022
Study: Black Cyclists Die 4.5x More Often Than White Riders
And the stats aren't much better for other modes or other racially marginalized groups.
June 14, 2022
DOT Commissioner: City Must Do More to Keep Kids Safe from Cars Outside Schools
Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez's comments are the first from a high-ranking city official in the wake of Streetsblog's investigation into the dangers of school streets.
May 27, 2022
