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Someone Is Stealing Toronto's New Speed Cameras

A pilot program that installed 50 speed cameras near schools in Toronto would only send warnings to scofflaws, but someone is stealing the cameras anyway.

June 30, 2020 - The Globe and Mail

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How Cities Are Responding to Automobile Congestion

As economies begin to reopen around the world, some cities are taking action to prevent widespread gridlock.

June 29, 2020 - The New York Times

Monuments

Slow Streets Are Coming to D.C.

Seven streets in Washington, D.C. will have speed limit reduced to 15 miles per hour following a District-wide 20 miles per hour local road speed limit set at the end of May.

June 18, 2020 - Urban Turf

Bike Cops

Vision Zero...Without the Enforcement

As a leading bicycle advocacy organization withdraws support for police enforcement of Vision Zero plans, the discretionary practices of traffic enforcement come under rejuvenated scrutiny.

June 11, 2020 - Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia

14th Street Traffic

20 Is Plenty in D.C., Starting Today

Speed limits in Washington, D.C. are safer for everyone.

June 1, 2020 - The Washington Post

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Scooter Revenue, Empty Streets Allow for Quick Construction of Bike Lane in L.A.

A busy corridor, popular with bike and scooter riders, is gaining a new protected bike lane in Los Angeles.

May 26, 2020 - Urbanize Los Angeles

New York City Traffic Cop

Fatal Collisions Increase Per Vehicle Miles Traveled During Pandemic

Data from the National Safety Council show the first evidence that with fewer cars on the road during the pandemic, fatal collisions have actually been more common for every mile driven.

May 21, 2020 - The Washington Post

Driving

Dangerous, Distracted Drivers Take More Joyrides During Lockdown

Some motorists see open roads as an opportunity for stress relief. Transportation officials urge motorists to slow down, citing dramatically increased rates of speeding since the onset of the pandemic.

May 15, 2020 - The Washington Post

Coronavirus Driver

Georgia Teens Will Require a Driver's Test After All

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp rescinded a controversial executive order allowing parents to approve teens for a driver's license after public outcry.

May 14, 2020 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

pedestrians in a Time of Coronavirus

Vehicles Restrictions for COVID-19 Made Permanent for Seattle Streets

The temporary measures of the coronavirus pandemic are being made permanent fixtures on 20 miles of streets in Seattle.

May 10, 2020 - The Seattle Times

Road Safety

Traffic Fatalities Decline for a Third-Straight Year 2019, According to New Data

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System released its preliminary estimates this week.

May 6, 2020 - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Young Driver

Driving Test No Longer Required for a License in Georgia

All teenagers need to pass a driver's test these days is parental approval.

May 1, 2020 - Complex Media

Atlanta Scooter

Atlanta Lowers Speed Limits Citywide

Vision Zero arrives in one of the country's most car-centric big cities.

April 29, 2020 - Atlanta Intown

New York Police Department

Speed Measures the Change on New York City Streets

With so few cars on the road, cars and buses are moving faster in New York City. Some drivers are going too fast, though.

April 12, 2020 - The New York Times

Cars

California Car Collision Rates Decline After Shelter-in-Place Mandates

A hopeful forecast predicts that thousands of monthly traffic collisions will be avoided due to reduced vehicular travel during California’s shelter-in-place period.

April 9, 2020 - Los Angeles Times

Tomatoes

Planning Healthy Communities—Beyond the Hype

Evidence-based research can help planners create truly healthy communities. No junk-science please.

March 25, 2020 - Todd Litman

Pedestrians

State Legislation Responds to Pedestrian Safety Failures in Connecticut

So far in 2020, drivers have killed 15 pedestrians on Connecticut roads.

March 10, 2020 - Hartford Courant

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Twin Cities to Lower Speed Limits

Minneapolis and St. Paul are teaming up, with new authority granted by the State legislature, to lower speed limits in both cities.

March 9, 2020 - Star Tribune

San Francisco, California

Car-Free Market Street Benefits Micromobility, Transit Without Ruining Car Commutes, Studies Say

Multiple studies have quantified the early results from a project in San Francisco that blocked most private automobile traffic from Market Street in the city's downtown.

March 8, 2020 - Populus on Medium

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A video explains the origin of the right of way concept that controls the flow of traffic through the public realm.

March 2, 2020 - City Beautiful

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