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Talking Headways Podcast: Lightsaber Fights From Autonomous Pods

By Jeff Wood | May 25, 2017 | No Comments

This week's guest is Dr. Lisa Schweitzer of USC's Sol Price School of Public Policy. In the first of a two-part series, Dr. Schweitzer talks about how her students respond to urban planning classes, what a recent controversy in a Los Angeles City Council election reveals about bike advocacy, and autonomous vehicles and land use policy.

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Trump’s Budget Is a Disaster for Transit, and His Infrastructure Plan Is a Gift to Wall Street

By Stephen Miller | May 24, 2017 | No Comments

The Trump administration's fiscal year 2018 budget, released yesterday, includes severe cuts to federal transit funding. Next stop: Congress, which will consider the president's proposal before it passes a budget over the summer.

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After Boston’s Mayor Blames Crash Victims, Pop-Up Comics Push for Better Bike Lanes

By Stephen Miller | May 22, 2017 | No Comments

Boston's latest do-it-yourself bike lane intervention might seem a bit sketchy -- because it uses comics to prod City Hall for needed safety improvements.

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Fatalities, Crashes Up in 2016 in Houston Area, According to New Report

By Leah Binkovitz | May 17, 2017 | No Comments

Crash rates went up almost across the board from 2015 to 2016.

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Traffic Safety PSAs Blame Jaywalkers, But Stats Tell a Different Story

By Stephen Miller | May 11, 2017 | No Comments

Chris Nelson used Edmonton's own motor vehicle collision data to make a chart showing who -- or, more often, what -- is on the receiving end when Edmonton motorists crash their cars. It quickly dispels any rationale for focusing on jaywalking.

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What Happens When Pedestrians and Bicyclists Are Afraid of Certain Routes

By Kinder Institute | May 8, 2017 | No Comments

We asked pedestrians and bicyclists to tell us about their close calls on the road. The results are harrowing.

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House and Senate Decline Trump’s Request to Gut Transit Funding, For Now

By Stephen Miller | May 2, 2017 | No Comments

Yesterday, Congress came out with a funding package that keeps the government operating until the end of September. Officially, it's known as the omnibus appropriations package for fiscal year 2017. Unofficially, it's a Republican Congress ignoring the wishes of President Donald J. Trump, and for transit projects around the country, it's what amounts to good news these days.

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Houston Has Long Been A Car City. Today, Residents Are Seeking Something Else.

By Kinder Institute | May 1, 2017 | No Comments

For years, Houston has been seen as a car-centric city. By and large, it still is. Fewer than 7 percent of city residents walk, bike or take transit to work, according to Census estimates. But the Kinder Houston Area Survey also indicates those attitudes are shifting, and today residents’ preference for “walkable urbanism” in the Houston area is more prevalent than ever.

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Why Texas Cities Need Lower Speed Limits for Safe Neighborhood Streets

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Apr 29, 2017 | 10 Comments

I've spent part of every week for the last three years researching, experimenting, and advocating for allowing Texas cities more leeway to design safer neighborhood streets. This legislative session, there are three different safe neighborhood streets bills in the Texas House and Senate -- and a real breakthrough is within reach.

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Why You Should Get Involved in the Texas Strategic Highway Safety Plan

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Apr 27, 2017 | No Comments

Texas leads the nation in traffic deaths, with an average of 10 lives lost every day -- and five times as many incapacitating injuries. It's possible to prevent these needless deaths, we just have to change the way we design and operate our streets and transportation systems.

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Tell Your State Senator You Don’t Want 10 People to Die Each Day on Texas Streets

By Jay Blazek Crossley | Apr 26, 2017 | No Comments

Every day, 10 people lose their lives in traffic crashes on Texas streets and highways. Many people think these deaths are just another cost of doing business, but the carnage is preventable. It's time to commit eliminating traffic fatalities.

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A Simple Change to Make the Walk to Transit Feel Within Reach

By Stephen Miller | Apr 26, 2017 | No Comments

Sometimes, high-quality transit is within a walkable distance, but people just aren't used to walking to the train. New signage in St. Paul, Minnesota, funded through a local challenge from a national foundation, aims to help people get over that mental block and walking to the nearest Green Line station.

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