Redesigning streets to better support safe, comfortable walking and cycling is not hard, and often the tools needed already exist at the local level. It just requires a little bit of imagination!
Category: Safety
Traffic Engineers, We Need You
Traffic engineers, we need you. But not for your traditional role of optimizing traffic flow – we need you to help us through this pandemic. Will you rise to the call?
Should We Close the Streets?
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, calls are rising to close streets to cars to make more room for people. But is it a good idea?
Watch Out for These 3 Examples of Pro-Car Rhetoric
The “war on the car”, a phrase popularized by former Toronto mayor Rob Ford, is an infamous example of the … More
How do you Value a Life?
The current approach to road safety is failing us, by protecting private property over human lives. It’s time we flipped these priorities and started putting people first.
Not so Fast! Why Slower Residential Streets are Sorely Needed
To some folks, slower speeds on residential streets sounds like sheer blasphemy. For others, it could mean the difference between life and death.
Beyond the Automobile 