The loss of transportation choices in the U.S.
Investments and policies that support car travel at the expense of all other transportation options have helped create a culture of driving in the...
The loss of transportation choices in the U.S.
Investments and policies that support car travel at the expense of all other transportation options have helped create a culture of driving in the...
“Short-term action, long-term change”: How quick builds are bringing innovation to safe streets implementation
Quick-build projects prioritize affordable, rapid, and temporary solutions to inaccessible and unsafe streetscape conditions. Through this approach to project implementation, communities are able to...
Rethinking the intersection to prioritize safety over speed
The rising rate of pedestrian fatalities is a consequence of deadly design decisions that prioritize driver speed and convenience over the safety of all...
Celebrating 20 years of Complete Streets
The term “Complete Streets” was coined two decades ago, and while a lot of progress has been made, the fight for safe streets is...
Tell your senator, now is the time for Complete Streets!
Two new bills introduced to Congress by Senators Ed Markey and John Fetterman make Complete Streets a minimum design mandate, redefining our road design...
Supercharge your community’s quick-build safety demonstration projects with Safe Streets for All
Because of a mistake by Congress in the 2021 infrastructure law, 40 percent of the new $1 billion-per-year Safe Streets for All program must...
Press statement: Newly updated MUTCD doesn’t go far enough to protect pedestrians
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 20) — Yesterday, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released the 11th Edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD),...
Eliminating driver error doesn’t work. What does? Part II
In part I of this blog series, we reviewed the evidence on three roadway safety strategies that rely on changing driver behavior—education, enforcement, and...
WATCH: Safety and vehicle speed are fundamentally opposed
Sometimes we have to see it to believe it. How would street design really look if we prioritized the safety of all road users?...
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Fix it first in practice
One of our recently launched principles, fix it first, targets maintenance over expansion, advocating for federal highway dollars to be spent repairing old roads...
Cycling Cities Start with Streets Designed for All Ages
The benefits of cycling over cars are evident: improved physical health, reduced transportation costs, and lower greenhouse gas emissions. However, despite these advantages, access...
We can’t afford to keep avoiding repair
When decision-makers fail to prioritize basic maintenance and repair, everyday Americans pay the price—in increased costs, increased time on the road, and suffering local...
It’s time to stop expanding and start maintaining
To reshape our transportation system and address staggering maintenance needs, we must prioritize repairing existing infrastructure before expanding our roadways any further.
The 2021 Infrastructure...
