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We did a whole episode with Laurel about this recently. It’s important to understand the impacts of these types of decisions. usa.streetsblog.org/2026/04/02/t...
I think @holz-bau.bsky.social would be interested in this one. It got me thinking about the larger conversation about arterial streets in cities.
Before curb cuts no one noticed people in wheel chairs because they couldn’t get to places. Funny that when curb cuts appeared so did the people using wheel chairs. Just because you don’t see them doesn’t mean they don’t exist.
"Roads that are perfectly fine in an undeveloped context become developed. Think of a latent hazard. The speed is hazardous, but it’s only a hazard if it’s activated. When your local planner colors their land-use map red and says, “We’re gonna allow this development” they’re activating that error"
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"Roads that are perfectly fine in an undeveloped context become developed. Think of a latent hazard. The speed is hazardous, but it’s only a hazard if it’s activated. When your local planner colors their land-use map red and says, “We’re gonna allow this development” they’re activating that error"
New #TalkingHeadways podcast episode (#582)! A Latent Hazard Activated by Conflict. We chat with Eric Dumbaugh of Florida Atlantic University about a new paper suggesting a connection between land use decisions and vulnerable road user deaths along arterials. link.theoverheadwire.com/8dwue
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Today US DOT rescinded regulations on disparate-impact liability. Sounds wonky but it's a critical way Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 has protected communities of color from disproportionate harms from transportation decisions and required proactive analysis on the fairness of benefits
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It is part of this Administration attack on civil rights. But we don't have to accept it! Transit agencies can still do the analysis. State and local governments that fund transportation can require it. Coverage in KQED: www.kqed.org/news/1208711...
Talking Headways Podcast: Are Arterials Unsafe? Or Are We Making Them Unsafe? usa.streetsblog.org/2026/06/11/t... via @usa.streetsblog.org and @theoverheadwire.com
Laurel in Transit
Laurel in Transit
The World Cup is HERE… is US transit ready? @renzaro.com is covering how cities prepare for the games, from kickoff to championship.
Let us know how your area is handling the crowds and we'll highlight the biggest successes....and failures. youtube.com/shorts/ZwZYk...
