Issues & Modes / Pedestrian & Bicycle
Takeaways from the Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting
Jan 17, 2020 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONThis week, 14,000 transportation researchers and practitioners convened in Washington, DC for the Transportation Research Board annual...
Guest Op-Ed: Less Spectrum Means Less Safety
Jan 16, 2020 | Shailen BhattWe rarely hear about the 37,000 people who die every year on our roads. The statistics are staggering, which is a big part of the...
ACS Survey 5-Year Estimates: Commuting Trends Mostly Stable with Dips in Driving Alone
Dec 20, 2019 | Romic AevazOn December 19, 2019, the U.S. Census Bureau released the five-year estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS) conducted from...
Webinar: Implementing MaaS in Your Region: What We Know So Far
Dec 12, 2019 | Karen PriceAs an industry, we love talking about innovative solutions and how to bring in the next hottest trend or technology. Looking back on...
Pedestrian and Bicyclist Fatalities Reach Twenty-Year Highs in 2018
Oct 25, 2019 | Romic AevazEarlier this week, NHTSA released updated statistics on traffic fatalities in 2018, along with an accompanying report highlighting key...
Mobility Data Sharing: How Cities are Using New Data for Policy and Planning
Oct 08, 2019 | Ike ObiWith the explosion of shared mobility services across the globe, cities have begun to request and require access to data from private...
Conference Examines Equity Issues Around Bike-Ped Safety
Sep 06, 2019 | Alice GrossmanThe last week of August, members of the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP) met in Portland, OR for their...
Shared Scooters Can Be Good for the Environment… If You Remove the Automobile
Aug 16, 2019 | Christopher OsterAugust 15, 2019 Since the recent introduction of scooters, some cities have piloted or allowed them on all streets as a potential...
House Panel Probes Proposed Bills in Car Safety Hearing
Jul 31, 2019 | Christopher OsterWith over 40,000 deaths attributed to on and off-road related vehicle incidents in 2017 and 2018, vehicle-related fatalities have made...
There’s No One Way to Build a Cycling City: Lessons from the Dutch and Danish
Jul 31, 2019 | Christopher OsterJuly 11, 2019 If you posed a question to someone on what culture represents the epitome of cycling, they are likely to respond with...
Op-Ed: The Nexus of AVs, Bikes, and Pedestrians: Similar Problems, Similar Solutions
Jul 31, 2019 | Christopher OsterJune 19, 2019 As we near the end of this decade, the reality of autonomous vehicle (AV) has never felt more tangible. Low levels of...
Three Takeaways from the Lime Electric Scooter Education and Safety Summit
Jul 19, 2019 | Brianne EbyJuly 19, 2019 On July 11, Lime, the micromobility company, hosted policymakers, academic researchers, advocates, law enforcement...