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16 January 2021
South Bend, Indiana, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Reconfiguring streets to slow automobile traffic through its downtown business district and encourage pedestrians and bicycling enlivened South Bend's street life and proved a boon to its restaurants and other busines...
4 December 2020
London, United Kingdom
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1500-3000 Words
The United Kingdom is encouraging students and parents to ditch their cars for bikes, scooters, and walking with the adoption of “School Streets.” The initiative halts vehicular traffic from using roads in front of sc...
29 October 2020
Seattle, Washington, United States
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800-1500 Words
A pilot project in several American cities has provided a large amount of data on how residents use streets where vehicular traffic is restricted. The initiative tested out ways to calm traffic, provide space for fami...
7 August 2020
Bellevue, Washington, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Artificial intelligence and traffic cameras are being used to identify dangerous intersections in Bellevue, Washington. Data from thousands of hours of footage revealed that intersections where drivers, bikers and ped...
6 August 2020
San Diego, California, United States
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1500-3000 Words
A smart-streetlight program has helped businesses and residents by collecting a wealth of data to make parking easier, monitor air quality, and inform drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists of traffic patterns. But its us...
1 June 2020
San José, Costa Rica
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1500-3000 Words
The capital city of San José in Costa Rica is taking steps to become greener and less dependent on cars. By focusing on public transportation initiatives like city bikes and bike lanes, a green esplanade, and an elect...
22 November 2019
District of Columbia, Washington, United States
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800-1500 Words
Electric scooter companies across the United States brainstorm and pilot creative ideas to get their riders to focus more intently on scoot safety. One e-scooter company, Bird, has launched a pilot that asks riders to...
13 August 2019
Muncie, Indiana, United States
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800-1500 Words
Across the United States, cities are letting residents pay off their parking tickets with donations to local organizations. For set periods of time, cities like Muncie and Las Vegas write off traffic tickets – as long...
AZ Central
Priscilla Totiyapungprasert
Andrew Nicla
18 June 2019
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Arizona’s Department of Transportation is taking steps to reduce dust-related car crashes with the help of over $50 million in federal funding. Changes include making the highway wider, improving radar detection of du...
20 May 2019
Oakland, California, United States
Radio
Under 3 Minutes
In Oakland, CA, two men deemed the Pothole Vigilantes have paired up to fix every pothole in the city. Made possible by crowdfunding the venture, the two have now developed public meetups to teach others how to fix po...
3 May 2019
New York, New York, United States
Video
5-15 Minutes
Cities across the world have implemented “congestion pricing” – meaning that cars in high-traffic areas will have to pay a fee to drive within those limits. New York City is one of the most recent cities to potentiall...
4 January 2019
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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Over 3000 Words
In North Carolina, a group of planners and conservationists are working to install wildlife corridors along a stretch of I-40, allowing animals like elk and bears to cross safely. The plan has myriad benefits: stoppin...
28 December 2018
Rockdale, Washington, United States
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Under 800 Words
In Washington State, wildlife overpasses and tunnels across I-90 are going a long way to reduce traffic collisions with animals. Even before its completion, coyotes and other animals are using one overpass to cross sa...
9 November 2018
New York, New York, United States
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Under 800 Words
In 2016 and 2017, New York City installed infrastructure designed to slow down drivers making left-hand turns in more than 200 locations and banned left turns at high-risk spots as a way to curb pedestrian crashes. Si...
25 September 2018
Japan
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800-1500 Words
Japan is taking major steps to putting autonomous buses on the roads in rural areas because there is a need for reliable transportation and not enough funding as more young people move to the cities. It has the potent...
23 September 2018
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
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800-1500 Words
Radar, lidar, and sensors guide the world’s first autonomous tram across Potsdam. While not yet commercially viable, the tram is an advancement in driverless technology. It can respond to road hazards faster than a hu...
24 August 2018
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Under 800 Words
Some urban planners argue that urban spaces should be designed around children because that makes a livable, walkable space for everyone, and also contributes to healthy early brain development. Several initiatives ar...
The Guardian
Lucy Lamble
11 July 2018
Kigali, Rwanda
Podcast
Over 15 Minutes
To combat traffic accidents in Rwanda, developed a cashless motorcycle taxi system. The system leverages technology to create a cashless system—and regulate speed. Competition in the moto-taxi sector induces many driv...
Slate
Sara Hudson
26 June 2018
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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1500-3000 Words
To resolve road construction communications with frustrated drivers, the New Orleans government developed RoadWork NOLA - an app that showed planned road construction. Unfortunately, no one was using it. Instead of gi...
22 May 2018
Japan
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1500-3000 Words
Rail transport is a necessity for many commuters around the world. Japan's transportation industry has found a way to improve this means of transport by implementing subtle behavioral psychology mechanisms. From blue ...
The Boston Globe
Matt Rocheleau
8 March 2018
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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800-1500 Words
An increasing number of cities are looking to redesign roadways, sidewalks, and intersections based on the way spaces are needed after snow storms. Snow piles left after snowplows carve paths for vehicles are basicall...
24 January 2018
Minnesota, United States
Multi-Media
5-15 Minutes
Bridges don't last forever without at least some occasional repair, but how do city officials know when an aging bridge is in need of reconstruction? Typically, an individual has to bungee down to inspect it or specia...
7 November 2017
Vientiane, Laos
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1500-3000 Words
Volunteer first responders in Vientiane, Laos, are working to reduce traffic accident deaths by increasing response speeds. The team can arrive in 3-5 minutes, which is 2 to 3 times faster than the typical response ra...
15 October 2017
Nairobi, Kenya
Radio
Over 15 Minutes
Entrepreneurs and startups in Kenya and India are finding success creating products that meet the needs of poorer citizens in those countries. This episode includes a story about a mobile phone app that tackles the di...
1 March 2017
La Paz, Bolivia
Text
Under 800 Words
In La Paz, local government is using people dressed in zebra costumes to direct traffic and change the behavior of people who break the rules. La Paz borrowed the idea from Antanas Mockus, the former mayor of Bogota, ...
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