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How To Avoid the Other COVID Plague: Traffic
But there is a willingness for citizens to move to active methods of travel, such as cycling, rather than replacing public transport modes with cars.
August 23, 2021
OPINION: Muscle-Car Makers Market Mayhem
Dodge sells its Chargers with images of road recklessness and — whaddya know? — some Charger drivers copy the ads. It's time for the dangerous appeals to end.
August 16, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: The Port Authority’s Addiction to Cars
Last week's story about the Port Authority's need for car revenue was our top story for a reason — but it was missing one thing: a graphic that perfectly encapsulated the problem. Our cartoonist has fixed that.
August 3, 2021
Infrastructure Deal ‘Worst Ratio for Transit Funding Since Nixon’
Washington is one step closer to passing an infrastructure package that would provide historic funding for transit, and then immediately undercut it with historic funding for drivers.
July 30, 2021
Why U.S. Car Crash Reporting Is Broken
There's no federal reporting standard, and way too much is left to officer 'discretion.'
July 20, 2021
OPINION: To Ban Cars, Socialize Them
The city could repurpose its huge fleet into a car-share one, starting with the NYPD's huge cache of vehicles.
July 20, 2021
STUDY: Police Stops Don’t Reduce Car Crashes
An explosive new study found that higher rates of state patrol traffic stops do not lessen car-crash rates.
July 15, 2021
I Watched ‘F9’ So Other Bike/Ped Advocates Don’t Have To
Kea Wilson writes about car crashes all day. Here's her take on the new "Fast and the Furious" movie.
July 9, 2021
OPINION: Loud Driving Threatens Our Health
Deliberate, fossil-fueled noise demands a multifaceted, whole-of-government response.
July 6, 2021
Stats Show Blacks and Indigenous People Suffer Disproportionate Road Deaths
June 27, 2021
