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...
We need to expand the conversation on transportation safety
We can’t significantly address safety concerns if we’re not looking at the most dangerous modes of transportation.
(Frank Warnock, Bike Delaware)
On May 9, the...
Pedestrian deaths are up by a staggering 75 percent since 2010
The 2024 edition of Dangerous by Design is out now, combining federal data with lived experience to unpack the connection between roadway design and...
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...
You’re unsafe? Prove it.
In the United States, where and how traffic deaths occur are painfully predictable. But even with historically high levels of funding available, traffic engineering...
AVs aren’t solving our transportation problems. They’re automating them.
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have been dangled as a transportation “silver bullet” for decades. As of last week, they’re finally operating as robo-taxis in San...
[VIDEO]: Pedestrian fatalities continue to rise. Here’s why.
In a conversation with CBS Sunday Morning, T4A’s executive director Beth Osborne explains that our roads are dangerous by design.
If you watch CBS on...
Rising Fatalities a Sign to Modernize Federal Design Guidance
Over a month ago, on Monday, May 15, 2023, despite a statutory requirement in the IIJA to release, the FHWA failed to release the...
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...
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Complete Streets make a difference
Though it’s an uphill battle, national efforts to prioritize safety over speed really can gain momentum and achieve results. The Complete Streets movement is...
A smaller footprint for freight vehicles
Freight plays a valuable role in keeping our communities and local economies thriving, but heavy freight vehicles pose unique challenges to community roads and...
This Indian City Proves Walkable Infrastructure Has Big Climate and Health Benefits
Between 2013 and 2019, the city of Chennai, India designed and built footpaths on more than 100 kilometers of streets. Using data collected in...
The Cities and BRT Systems Newly Scored with the 2024 BRT Standard
Five cities and their Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems across the United States and Mexico have received updated scores and designations in accordance with...
