Road Safety
USDOT Awards New Round of Safe Streets Grants
Over 200 cities and towns will receive $82 million for Complete Streets and other road safety planning and demonstration programs.
Growth in Small Utah Towns Prompts Road Safety Concerns
As small towns rapidly gain population, local infrastructure will have to adjust to keep up with more pedestrians and car traffic.
Report: Narrow Traffic Lanes Improve Safety
Narrowing lanes can improve road safety and reclaim space for other uses.
West Hollywood Commits to Protected Bike Lanes
A motion passed by the city council calls for protected infrastructure on the city’s future bike projects.
How Sun Belt Cities are Improving Road Safety
Often car-centric, these cities in the South and West are working to make their roads safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders.
Study: Road Design, Speed Key Factors in Pedestrian Deaths
A recent study emphasizes the importance of good road design and low speed limits in keeping pedestrians safe.
Texas Awards $345 Million for Bike and Pedestrian Projects
The investment is six times as much as the Texas Transportation Commission made available in the last call for projects.
Florida to Adopt ‘Safe System’ Traffic Safety Approach
The concept focuses on road design and policy that reduces the likelihood of severe injuries and deaths.
California Grounds Cruise Autonomous Fleet
In the wake of serious pedestrian injuries and a federal investigation, state agencies have barred the driverless taxi company from continuing to operate.
Boulder Bike Lane Barriers First in Nation
The Colorado city will install concrete barriers to physically separate bikes from vehicle lanes.
Opinion: To End Traffic Deaths, Cities Must Put Safety Over Speed
Eliminating road deaths requires an overhaul of U.S. infrastructure and regulations to prioritize the safety of people in cars, on foot, and on bikes.
Feds To Investigate Autonomous Car Crashes
The NHTSA has opened an investigation into Cruise self-driving cars after four separate incidents that injured pedestrians in San Francisco.
NYC Bike Deaths Spike in 2023
Cyclist deaths on New York roads are on track to hit the highest number since 1999.
Six California Cities Cleared for Speed Cameras
The state approved automated traffic enforcement for a five-year pilot program.
A Look at Milwaukee’s Vision Zero Efforts
The city is making slow but steady progress on reducing traffic deaths. Some advocates say changes aren’t being implemented fast enough to save lives.
Philadelphia Traffic Calming Initiative Pays Off
City officials say serious crashes are down by 34 percent on streets that were the target of Complete Streets projects.
San Francisco Moves to Ban Right Turns on Red
The policy is common in many countries, New York City, and other dense urban areas with high numbers of pedestrians and cyclists.
Maintaining Livability in the Age of Autonomous Cars
How do self-driving cars fit into ‘livable streets?’
Colorado Considers Weight-Based Registration Fee
A small added fee for heavier vehicles would fund road safety projects in the state’s most populous counties.
Philadelphia Continues Traffic Calming Program
The city is installing ‘vertical deflection devices’ such as speed tables on some of its most dangerous streets.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
