Angie Schmitt
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Seattle’s Playful Traffic Circles Tame Neighborhood Streets
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Seattle started installing traffic circles in the early 1970s, and now there are more than 1,200 throughout the city.
How Dangerous Is the Driving Around Your Kids’ School?
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A new map from the driving behavior analytics company Zendrive can give you a better read.
America Spends $7.3 Billion a Year Paying Affluent People to Drive to Work
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Because the federal government lets car commuters claim thousands of dollars in tax-free income each year, an estimated 66,000 additional people drive to work in America's 25 biggest cities.
Now’s the Time to Save Federal Transit Funding
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Amendments to a House spending bill could prevent cuts that would scale back transit projects in several cities.
Canadian Officials Crack Down on Single Father for Letting His Kids Ride the Bus
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A single father in Vancouver could lose custody of his kids for letting them ride the bus to school.
Honolulu’s Pedestrian-Blaming Law Sets Off a Round of Copycats
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Instead of reforming our transportation and land use policies to make walking safer, American cities are doubling down on a dysfunctional system by blaming pedestrians for their own deaths.
Why Are Carmakers Allowed to Sell Products That Go Faster Than 100 MPH?
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It's never safe to drive 115 mph on public roadways. Why do we allow companies to sell millions of cars that can reach those speeds or higher?
A Truck Driver Struck Three Black People Walking in Ville Platte, Louisiana. Police Charged the Victims.
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A truck driver struck and injured three young black men walking in Ville Platte, Louisiana, on Tuesday, and the local authorities only want to penalize the victims. Police charged the three men who were struck, filing misdemeanors for not wearing reflective clothing and "obstructing a public passage."
Too Many State DOTs Are Little More Than Highway Departments
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In the last 50 years, nearly every state agency that used to call itself the "highway department" has changed its name to the "department of transportation" to reflect a change in mission. But in practice, many state DOTs still operate strictly as highway departments.
Shreveport Mayor Votes to Bulldoze a Black Neighborhood to Build a Highway
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Mayor Ollie Taylor sided with economic development consultants, and against the wishes of her constituents living in the Shreveport neighborhood of Allendale.
Arlington Makes It Easier for Teachers to Stop Driving to School
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A first-of-its-kind program in Arlington, Virginia, uses incentives to encourage teachers to carpool, walk, or bike to school.
New Oregon Law Aims to Shed Light on Police Bias in Traffic Stops
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You can't end discrimination in traffic stops if you don't know how bad the problem is, but only a handful of states collect comprehensive racial data on traffic enforcement. Now you can add one more to the list.