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"In the seventeen months prior to the North Las Vegas crash, Robinson’s full driving history revealed five speeding arrests. Three out of the five were reduced to 'illegal parking'" Robinson killed 9 while driving 103 mph while intoxicated with cocaine and PCP www.ndaa.org/news/july-20...

Good things happening in Maryland, including: "A record $500+ million investment in active transportation projects programmed ... and A new Maryland Transportation Trails Strategic Plan, updated in 2025 for the first time in 16 years" mdot.maryland.gov/tso/pages/ne...

Maryland Department of Transportation Celebrates Two Years of ‘Complete Streets’ - MDOTThe Maryland Department of Transportation is a customer-driven leader that delivers safe, sustainable, intelligent, and exceptional transportation solutions in order to connect our customers to life’s...mdot.maryland.gov

Proposal would "create a rebuttable presumption that a truck driver is responsible in a fatal crash involving a 'vulnerable road user' such as a cyclist or pedestrian, if that truck is not equipped with certain safety features such as side guards and backup cameras" www.nbcboston.com/news/local/t...

Senate agrees to limited use of cameras to enforce speed limits in Mass.The amendment would allow installation of cameras in school and safety zones and active construction areas to monitor speeding and send fines.www.nbcboston.com

"Duffy’s choice to include this language could also simply be political messaging for a base that hates bike lanes" Except Trump voters support bike lanes - a 2025 YouGov survey found that 64% of Trump voters strongly or somewhat support bike lanes in their local area

I often hear that it would be "too expensive" to add bicyclist detection to new vehicles in the US - where new vehicles already average ~$50k But here's a $8,350 kei car in Japan that pulls it off because New Car Assessment has made it effectively standard www.automotiveworld.com/topics/softw...

Daihatsu Smart Assist adds cyclist detection to kei cars | Automotive WorldDaihatsu Smart Assist now covers turning scenarios, on a car that costs less than a mid-range family hatchbackwww.automotiveworld.com

"'We can say pretty clearly that the systems in place on the Zoox exceed the equivalent performance ​requirements of a compliant vehicle," [NHTSA Administrator Jonathan] Morrison said in an interview. "But we still want to make sure that the automated driving system will operate appropriately.'"

"A 2025 YouGov survey found that 75% of US adults support having bike lanes where they live. Thirty-three per cent said they want more; 37% wanted the existing number." In the crosstabs, 64% of Trump voters somewhat or strongly support bike lanes where they live, 21% want more, 16% want less

"Technologies such as GIS and AI can help improve the built environment as officials seek to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)" I really like that they put a reflective vest on this robot, and it's great to have better sidewalk data www.govtech.com/gov-experien...

The FHWA may have removed speed safety cameras from their Proven Safety Countermeasures but state DOTs are touting their benefits in work zones because “Speeding in work zones is the top safety concern we hear from the people who work on our roads” aashtojournal.transportation.org/state-dots-e...

AASHTO Journal - State DOTs Expand Use of Work Zone Speed CamerasSeveral state departments of transportation are expanding their use of automated speed cameras in highway work zones across their respective regions to beef up protections for roadway workers and moto...aashtojournal.transportation.org

The US has a federal "Older Driver and Pedestrians Special Rule" but the way that it has been implemented has focused more on accommodating older drivers There's a 2014 federal handbook on "Designing Roadways for the Aging Population" that could use an update data.bikeleague.org/benchmarking...

Benchmarking Insights On Older Adults - Benchmarking Report By the League of American BicyclistsThe League of American Bicyclists is dedicated to building a Bicycle Friendly America for everyone. As part of working with the CDC’s Active People, Healthy Nation initiative to get 27 million people ...data.bikeleague.org

I like the network focus of this article, but "No Complete Streets policies that I am aware of mention the [rural-to-urban] Transect" misses the work of Florida that has the transect front-and-center State complete streets policies feel a little stalled out, so good to see some critique

"Wheelhouse clients Behl and Lykins said they want to work. But there are few jobs within walking distance from their tent encampment." Bicycle transportation can be a lifeline for many people If a car is required to work, it is a huge barrier and burden for people seeking work

Lunch speakers at AASHTO Council on Active Transportation and Committee on Planning meeting are the State Highway Administrator - who was great And Harriett Tregoning- who is talking about the housing crossing, which is a very atypical topic as land use and transportation is perennially overlooked

New session at the AASHTO Council on Active Transportation and Committee on Planning meeting "Did it work? Measuring Active Transportation Project Impacts" Starts with Professor @jenniferdillpsu.bsky.social who is also working on a research roadmap update onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/n...