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The Secret Villains Behind Traffic Violence: Auto Lenders

By Kea Wilson | Feb 20, 2020 | No Comments

Americans are taking on more debt than ever at the car dealership and the rise in risky auto lending has everything to do with our national rise in pedestrian fatalities.

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Chicago Has a New Way to Stop Drivers Who Misuse Bus and Bike Lanes

By John Greenfield | Feb 20, 2020 | No Comments

How many times have you seen drivers decide that the bike or bus lane would be the perfect place to idle in their cars even if it forces cyclists out into dangerous traffic, or slows down what's supposed to be a rapid bus route? Chicago has a great idea to stop that.

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Pedestrians Aren’t Even Safe From Car Crashes Inside Buildings

By Kea Wilson | Feb 19, 2020 | No Comments

500 people die every year in *non*-roadway car crashes -- because so many cars crash through building walls.

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Janette Sadik-Khan: Car Crashes Are an Epidemic We Can Solve

By Kea Wilson | Feb 18, 2020 | No Comments

"Government and public health officials routinely face problems that exceed their capacities and powers. Traffic deaths are not one of them," says the transportation aide to presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg.

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Why Good Transit is the Key To a Disability-Friendly City

By John Greenfield | Feb 18, 2020 | No Comments

...and not cars.