Issues & Modes / Pedestrian & Bicycle
Abandoned Patents Lead to Renewed Pressure for Further Safety Studies on Rapid Flashing Beacons
Apr 27, 2018 | Alice GrossmanApril 27, 2018 Nearly 6,000 pedestrians are estimated to have been killed in crashes with motor vehicles in 2017, a number that...
The U.S. Dockless Mobility Experiment
Apr 27, 2018 | Brianne EbyApril 27, 2018 Dockless bicycles and scooters have arrived. Since late 2017, several private companies have launched systems in...
The Latest on DC’s Dockless Bike Sharing Pilot
May 10, 2018 | Alexander LaskaWhen: 4:00pm ET, Thursday, May 10, 2018 Where: Via webinar [embed]https://youtu.be/43TK56e6Hxc[/embed] The District...
Four Takeaways from Uber’s Big Launch Day
Apr 13, 2018 | Alexander LaskaApril 13, 2018 Uber announced Wednesday a series of new initiatives designed to work with cities in addressing challenges related to...
Integrating Dockless Bikeshare in your Community
Mar 29, 2018 | Stefanie BrodieSince 2010, in a growing number of cities across the United States, you can unlock a brightly-colored bike from a specialized dock,...
GHSA Releases Annual Report on Pedestrian Fatalities
Mar 02, 2018 | Alice GrossmanMarch 2, 2018 Over the last decade, pedestrian deaths have been increasing both in number and as a share of all traffic fatalities...
Inside USDOT’s Campaign Against Drugged Driving
Feb 23, 2018 | Greg RogersFebruary 23, 2018 It has long been understood that there are three main factors that lead to most traffic deaths: alcohol, speeding,...
Who’s Responsible for Pedestrian Access to Mass Transit?
Feb 15, 2018 | Alice GrossmanFebruary 12, 2018 There is a mismatch between the ADA compliance of transit agencies of their vehicles and physical stations, and...
USDOT Launches New Data Initiative to Predict (and Maybe Prevent) Fatal Crashes
Jan 19, 2018 | Greg RogersJanuary 19, 2018 Data, as the saying goes, is the new oil. The private sector is constantly collecting and processing data to...
Ahead of the Curb: The Case for Shared Use Mobility (SUM) Zones
Jan 19, 2018 | Greg RogersJanuary 18, 2017 Much ink has already been spilled about how the digital economy has transformed the way people and goods move...
Trump Signs Massive Tax Cut Bill into Law
Dec 22, 2017 | Jeff DavisDecember 22, 2017 Both chambers of Congress passed the massive tax cut legislation (H.R. 1) by party-line votes this week, and...
Final Tax Bill Preserves PABs, Kills Transportation Fringe Benefit Deduction for Employers
Dec 16, 2017 | Jeff DavisDecember 15, 2017 At 5:30 p.m. today, Congressional negotiators filed the final "conference report" version of the tax bill (H.R. 1)...