According to League of American Bicyclists, between 2005 and 2017, 84 percent of the 70 largest cities in the U.S. experienced a positive trend of bicycle commuting. In recent years there was also a modest increase in the percent of commuters who walk, averaged across all states and the largest cities. City planners and policymakers have begun to consider ways to safely accommodate increasing numbers of vulnerable active transportation road users. Some places have established goals for reaching a designated number of miles of protected bike lane networks, or else implement reduced speed limits within specific areas with the goal of improving safety.
August 18, 2023 - Road traffic fatalities in the United States increased at the rate of 3 percent annually between...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/VisionZeroArt.png574527Jonathan Hammondhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJonathan Hammond2023-08-18 11:53:282023-08-18 14:31:31Why US States and Cities are Failing to Reduce Road Traffic Deaths
July 28, 2023 - The United States has a notoriously high traffic death rate per capita among the OECD countries....
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When Lynn Peterson began working as a transportation engineer, she was taught to evaluate roadway projects based only on metrics...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/bike-ped-stock-e1453485405540.jpg500750Jonathan Hammondhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJonathan Hammond2022-11-29 21:42:242023-09-29 08:05:59Webinar: The Key to Building Great Communities: Listening for Understanding
Shared electric bikes and scooters have sprung up in several cities across the United States with a promise to fill...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Lime-Scooter-1.png420631Jonathan Hammondhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJonathan Hammond2022-11-29 14:58:442023-06-28 04:52:34Webinar: Micromobility Update: Taking Stock and Planning for the Future
November 4, 2022 - On Election Day next week, voters in at least 21 states will decide on hundreds of...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ballot-scaled.jpg7662560Karen Pricehttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngKaren Price2022-11-04 17:01:462023-04-19 14:53:03Transportation at the Ballot Box: What to Watch
July 7, 2022 - It is for all of us who wish to or have to go car-free — whether...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Eno-Multimodal.jpg10801920Karen Pricehttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngKaren Price2022-07-06 19:34:002023-05-08 12:10:25Toward a Multimodal California: How the State is Investing in Walking, Biking, and Transit
April 8, 2022 - It’s past time we center the voices of those who stand to benefit the most from...
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April 1, 2022 - If we attempt to depict the future of transportation, it might be low carbon, unmanned, shared,...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/iStock-1176539777-scaled-1.jpg17072560Jonathan Hammondhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJonathan Hammond2022-04-01 19:11:172023-04-14 11:22:58Guest Op-Ed: Micromobility Toward the Future – An Opportunity Arose in the Pandemic
March 4, 2022 - Rather than focusing on enforcement, traffic safety efforts should prioritize implementation of safe systems designs through...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/police-cop-car-traffic-law-enforcement-scaled-2.jpg17072560Jonathan Hammondhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJonathan Hammond2022-03-04 18:25:092023-04-14 11:22:19Guest Op-Ed: Alternative Traffic Enforcement to Re-Center Road Safety
Pedestrian and Bicyclist Fatalities Reach Twenty-Year Highs in 2018
Earlier this week, NHTSA released updated statistics on traffic fatalities in 2018, along with an accompanying report highlighting key takeaways. Total fatalities decreased for the second year in a row, down 2.4% from 2017. Other positive news includes a decline in fatalities among children under...