Reflections on Safety, Style and Biking in the Dark (Republished)
New, Minnesota-based technologies promise to make cyclists more visible to drivers during low light. But they may upset some cyclists’ sense of style.
Category: Safety
Traffic Calming in Whittier During a Vigil for Alex Pretti
Transportation networks of pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers are resilient and adaptive to sudden changes. A recent gathering in Whittier was a natural experiment.
There Are No Safe Streets under Fascist Occupation
ICE surveillance and “occupation” are hollowing out Twin Cities’ cultural corridors.
Deer Highway: How the U.S. Route 14 Reconstruction was Retrofitted to Prevent Wildlife Collisions
A quiet culvert along Highway 14 reveals how Minnesota engineers retrofitted a major reconstruction project to reduce deer-vehicle collisions.
How We Ride in the Dark
Thieves are stealing more than wire from Twin Cities streetlights: They’re stealing our safety, our choices, and our ability to live car-free.
A 125 Year Legacy In the North End – Part 2
The most conspicuous work of the Tri-Area Block Club was establishing Trout Brook Nature Sanctuary. Here’s the story of how the dedicated North Enders accomplished it.
A 125 Year Legacy In the North End – Part 1
Meet a woman with 125 year roots in the North End and how the neighborhood successfully fought unwanted industrial development.
A Simple Tool for Safer Streets
I love modal filters, and you should too. Here are some great examples and three places where they should be made permanent.
Are Stop Signs the Answer to Safer Streets?
They reduce vehicle speeds, create safer streets, and they’re cheap and easy to install. Why aren’t we installing more stop signs?
Fighting for Safe Streets in the Western Suburbs
Cedar Lake Road puts students, workers and residents at risk every day, with deadly design choices embedded just outside three public schools.