Highway traffic models are so messed up that they often conclude extra lanes will *reduce* greenhouse gas emissions. Traffic engineers claim they're too complicated for non-experts to understand, but the reality is they're just BS. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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In 2022, 42,514 people died in traffic violence on America’s roads and streets. Many conclude that Americans accept the death toll as inevitable. But 42 years ago Maya Lin taught us otherwise. It’s not numbers that move us, but names. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
Op-ed: The Vietnam wall changed the way Americans think about war. For traffic violence, the transformative power of a well-conceived national memorial is still untapped.
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"More than 50% of ride-hailing trips taken by surveyed riders in California replaced more sustainable forms of transportation — such as walking, cycling, carpooling, and public transit — or created new vehicle miles..."
More than 50% of ride-hailing trips taken by surveyed riders in California replaced more sustainable forms of transportation, found a UC Davis study.
Permitting motorists to turn right on a red light at most urban and suburban intersections is deadlier for pedestrians. We’ve known this for 40 years.
given how viscerally even normal people have reacted to project 2025, it feels like everyone should make a very big deal about how meta hired a project 2025 author as a director of public policy
Since Gov. Newsom is enjoying electrified Caltrain so much, here's hoping he signs #AB2503, which will bring fast, clean, electric rail to the rest of the state faster and cheaper, using lessons learned from Caltrain's electrification process.
Caltrain has officially kicked off its electric train service today, with a ribbon cutting featuring Gov. Newsom, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, and other big wigs. The transit of the future is here! www.gov.ca.gov/2024/08/10/g...
