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US DOT Promises National ‘Safe Systems Approach’ After Historic Road Violence Surge
The Department of Transportation is promising radical new changes to federal approach to roadway safety following a report that showed the largest six-month increase in roadway fatalities ever recorded by the agency.
November 1, 2021
The 10 Best Ideas We Heard at Tuesday’s Epic ‘Vision Zero’ Hearing
...and it doesn't take much to implement them (except some courage).
October 26, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: Lessons from Britain’s ‘School Streets’
How London learned to keep children safe and healthier by restricting cars.
October 20, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: How To Manage a City of Eight Million
New York needs a 'director of the public realm,' argue officials at two important municipal not-for-profits.
October 19, 2021
BAD COP, BAD COP: NYPD Threatens Tipster for Filing 311 Complaints About Illegal Parking
Members of the NYPD harassed a cyclist after he reported the cops for illegally parking, according to the complainant — and now the matter is under investigation by the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
October 18, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: Cheap, Rapid, and in Our Control
How cities are making streets safe more quickly and easily than ever before.
October 16, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: How Berkeley Is De-Policing Traffic Enforcement
Consistent with Vision Zero principles, we want to ensure all street users feel and are safe from harm while in public space. To achieve this vision we have a duty to work to end police violence associated with traffic enforcement.
October 16, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: The Myth of the Demon Biker
When cyclists crash into pedestrians, the media goes bananas. Yet even with the cycling boom, injuries are dropping. A sociologist examined the origins of a pernicious stereotype.
October 15, 2021
DOT’s ‘Vision Zero Partner’ Dermot Shea is More Afraid of Bikes Than Cars — Despite His Own Agency’s Data
He's the Vision Zero partner with zero vision.
October 6, 2021
NYPD’s Fourth of July Vision Zero Plan Includes Targeting Cyclists For Riding on the Sidewalk
The NYPD’s Fourth of July safety plan includes both protecting cyclists, and punishing them in ways that have long been racially biased.
July 2, 2021
