"The point is not that Californians should expect every transportation project to be completed in weeks or months or even a few years. But rather, the frenzy to fix the 10 demonstrates how government agencies can move fast when there is the opportunity and political will."
The rapid fix of the damaged highway in downtown L.A. shows what’s possible when leaders put their energy, personnel and funding toward quick results.
I wrote this 10 years ago on the occasion of both my daughter's birthday and Marathon Sunday which — for obvious and very different reasons — are two of the best days of the year. We can't give people more birthdays, but we can give them more car-free streets.
Fourth Avenue is one of Brooklyn's most dangerous streets for pedestrians, and despite a slew of recent safety improvements it still largely functions as a highway, funneling drivers back and forth be...
13th Street between Upshur & Allison NW in DC would look amazing like this!
Great episode! Started Grant's book and can't put it down!
Pedestrians, it should be our right to be distracted. It should be our right to walk and listen to music / look at the sky / cute dogs / snowflakes and not worry about getting killed. Nothing about that is dangerous except for CARS. Don't let them make you believe you are the problem.
"John Capp, the director of vehicle safety technology, strategy and regulation at General Motors, stressed that there is not enough data about pedestrian traffic deaths to understand the causes..." www.wusa9.com/article/news...
U.S. roads are filled with gargantuan new SUVs crammed with high-def dashboard screens and piloted by stressed out, poorly trained, distracted drivers. Yet, pedestrian and cyclist fatalities are on the rise. What ever could be the cause? Such a mystery for regulators... apnews.com/article/pede...
Government test data shows new passenger vehicles in the U.S. are extremely safe, but roadway deaths are steadily rising.