safety
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What can trick-or-treaters tell you about the health of your neighborhood?
When my brother and I were little, around this time of year we loved to watch The Halloween Tree, an animated feature based on a Ray Bradbury book of the same name. The movie opens with Bradbury himself narrating: It was a small town by a small river and a small lake in a small […]
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Bikers, beware the door zone
Careless drivers swinging their doors open into the bike lane pose a common danger to cyclists. But some cities, like San Francisco, are looking for solutions.
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Koch Industries fights anti-terrorism regulations
Here's another bit of info to include in your "man, the Koch brothers are eeeevil" file. In environmental circles, the Koch family is best known for its funding of climate deniers, but Koch Industries also owns 56 facilities that use petrochemicals. The government is a teensy bit worried about the attraction these facilities could hold for terrorists, but the company has spent its time and money lobbying against stricter safeguards for chemical facilities. Hey, regulations are regulations, whether they protect against pollution or terrorism, and all regulations are for liberal weenies!
iWatch News found that 4.8 million people live within risky distance of these plants, and that:
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Mississippi cyclist hit twice by driver: Where is the accountability?
The case of Jan Morgan shows how far we have to go when it comes to protecting vulnerable road users.
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Transportation and social justice: The sentence is in on the Raquel Nelson case
Could the case of a mother convicted of vehicular homicide for crossing the street with her son be a turning point for the rights of pedestrians and transit users?
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Mother convicted in son’s street-crossing death speaks out on Today show [VIDEO]
Raquel Nelson, who faces three years in prison after her son was killed by a hit-and-run driver when they crossed the street, gives an interview to Ann Curry on the Today show.
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Pedestrians and transit riders come last [VIDEO]
More people living in the suburbs are poor and without cars. But autocentric street design means you risk your life getting around any other way.
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When design kills: The criminalization of walking
A child is struck by a driver and killed when crossing the street on foot with his mother -- and she is the one who is charged with vehicular homicide. Why is normal, instinctive pedestrian activity criminalized?
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Cities safer than ever, and the more diverse the better
New data shows that, contrary to popular belief, crime is falling faster in urban areas, and diverse and immigrant populations are a key factor.