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Why You Shouldn’t Trust Media Coverage That Blames Pedestrians for Getting Struck
Police and local reporters rushed to blame a 14-year-old girl who was struck by a speeding driver in a marked crosswalk.
September 20, 2017
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Doesn’t Have the Courage to Manage the City’s Parking
Walsh seems to have reached a conclusion without fairly assessing the program and trying to make it work.
September 19, 2017
The Mayor of Portland Is Cheerleading for a Highway Expansion
Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, came out swinging last week against residents who are trying to stop a $450 million widening of I-5 in the Rose Quarter.
September 18, 2017
Indianapolis Upgrades Painted Bike Lanes By Adding Proper Protection
Sometimes, when a city builds a really good bike lane - especially an American city - you have to sit back and appreciate it.
September 12, 2017
Canadian Officials Crack Down on Single Father for Letting His Kids Ride the Bus
Because Adrian Crook violated North American parental norms and taught his kids to get around independently, he now has to defend his actions to the authorities at Canada's Ministry of Children and Family Development
September 7, 2017
Helmet Scolds Could Unwittingly Undermine Bike Safety in Seattle
If the city's helmet law kills bike-share -- again -- public safety will suffer.
September 5, 2017
Why Are Carmakers Allowed to Sell Products That Go Faster Than 100 MPH?
Despite the rising death toll on American streets and highways, we allow car companies to design products that can cause great harm and no one even questions it.
August 30, 2017
How Houston’s Sprawl Makes It Harder to Cope With Storms Like Harvey
While any city would be overwhelmed by so much rain in so little time, land use in the Houston region has made a difficult situation worse.
August 28, 2017
A Truck Driver Struck Three Black People Walking in Ville Platte, Louisiana. Police Charged the Victims.
A truck driver struck and injured three young black men walking in Ville Platte, Louisiana, on Tuesday, and the local authorities only want to penalize the victims. Police charged the three men who were struck, filing misdemeanors for not wearing reflective clothing and "obstructing a public passage."
August 25, 2017
Too Many State DOTs Are Little More Than Highway Departments
In the last 50 years, nearly every state agency that used to call itself the "highway department" has changed its name to the "department of transportation" to reflect a purported change in mission. But in practice, many state DOTs still operate strictly as highway departments.
August 23, 2017
