Pedestrian Death
Streetsblog Basics
Queens Senior Killed After Being Hit By Driver of a 4,700-Pound SUV
A Bayside senior who was struck by a car driver near her home earlier this week has died — and the driver who killed her remains uncharged.
May 28, 2021
U.S. DOT Must Do Better for Peds, Cyclists, Taxpayers: Report
The U.S. Department of Transportation has not set goals or tracked the performance of 90 traffic safety activities making it difficult to improve them or determining whether they work at all, a congressional watchdog found.
May 26, 2021
Study: Congestion Pricing Could Get Drivers Out of SUVs
Drivers are increasingly buying huge cars, in part because of all the time they spend stuck inside them at rush hour — but a new study suggests that if drivers had to pay congestion tolls, they’d be significantly more likely to pick smaller vehicles.
May 19, 2021
Protecting Non-Motorists Makes NTSB ‘Most Wanted List’ For the First Time
For the first time in its 54-year history, the transportation sector's most influential investigative agency wants America to focus on protecting vulnerable road users. What took so long?
April 7, 2021
This Year’s List of the Most Dangerous Cities for Walkers Is Unacceptably Familiar
March 10, 2021
Memo to Buttigieg: US DOT Needs an Active Transportation Administration
January 21, 2021
Labor Day Car Sales Showing Trend Toward Sedans
It's bad news: City dwellers may be buying small cars to avoid transit, analysts say.
September 4, 2020
