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In Washington and Milwaukee, HOPE VI reduced crime

A study of redevelopment finds that HOPE VI can improve safety not only in the rebuilt projects but in areas beyond their boundaries.

1 Jan 16 2012 1:47pm
Transit stations reduce crime, study shows

A new report in the December issue of the Journal of Urban Affairs suggests that not only do transit stations fail to increase crime — they may even impede it.

Jan 12 2012 10:15am
Drunk? Safer to drive than walk, says economist

A disingenuous and wrongheaded story is aired on NPR.

7 Jan 12 2012 8:09am
Narrow roads often work better than wide ones

At the Institute of Transportation Engineers' annual meeting, a seldom-discussed fact was emphasized: Wider roads require more time for pedestrians to cross, which means longer waits for motorists.

5 Aug 23 2011 4:57pm
Vision Zero: A critical goal to prevent road fatalities

To paraphrase author Tom Vanderbilt, our nation’s traffic fatality rates are not a collection of “accidents,” but a longstanding public health crisis with far reaching impacts for all Americans.

6 Jun 21 2011 8:00am
Where walking is a lethal activity

For a pedestrian, there's no place deadlier than Florida, a new report from Transportation for America finds.

May 26 2011 6:46am
Seniors are piling onto public transportation

Use of public transit is growing in the US — especially among people 65 and older. Is your community prepared for the generational shift?

May 26 2011 6:06am
Stop signs and traffic lights equal less safety

Each case is different, but in the aggregate, the reason traffic control devices aren’t installed more frequently is quite simple: They tend to make streets less safe, not more.

Apr 29 2011 9:35am
'Complete streets' speeds past a milestone

More than 200 states, municipalities, and other entities have adopted "Complete Streets" policies, and the number is roughly doubling every year.

Apr 27 2011 8:30am
30 mph traffic is too fast for children to judge accurately, study finds

Elementary school children would be much safer if vehicles in residential areas were limited to 20 mph, researchers in Britain suggest.

Apr 13 2011 11:10am