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States keep building monster interchanges we don't need.

America’s Stunted National Debate About Infrastructure

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 19, 2018 | No Comments

Supporting "infrastructure spending" in all its vagueness is not good enough. We need to talk about what we want to build.

The only photo in the city of Chicago's online section about bicycling is this image of a cyclist helping another cyclist fit her helmet. Photo: City of Chicago

How America’s Bike Helmet Fixation Upholds a Culture of “Unfettered Automobility”

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 14, 2018 | No Comments

It's not a coincidence that bicycling remains dangerous in our helmet-obsessed safety culture.

Philadelphia's 12-lane Roosevelt Boulevard is a death trap.

Philadelphia’s Boulevard of Death

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 12, 2018 | No Comments

If we're going to reduce traffic deaths, we need to start with roads like Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia.

Texas expects traffic deaths to increase substantially by 2022. Graph: Texas Strategic Highway Safety Plan

Texas DOT Aims for More People to Get Killed in Traffic

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 9, 2018 | No Comments

Texas is still planning for more traffic and more asphalt, and as a result, its forecasts still expect a growing number of people to lose their lives in traffic crashes.

Ride-hailing trips that start at someone's home are clustered in the center of the Boston region, where transit access is best and traffic is most intense. Map: MAPC

Evidence From Boston That Uber Is Making Traffic Worse

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 8, 2018 | No Comments

Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft are exacerbating rush-hour traffic jams in Boston, according to new research by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council.

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