Minneapolis Strong: The Twin Cities Say ICE Out!
During particularly strange times in which it’s become somehow acceptable for masked secret federal police to execute people in the
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Public Safety
Is The Nation’s Capital, In Fact, A Crime-Infested Hellhole?
In spatial terms, DC is a peculiar phenomenon.
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Repeat After Me, Class: Better Data Will Not Solve It.
I attended a meeting of this volunteer committee on MSU’s campus that convenes monthly to talk about alternative transportation. Safety
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No, Electric Scooters Aren’t More Dangerous Than Other Modes of Transportation.
A new Rutgers paper looks at the question of whether ebikes and scooters deserve all of the hate.
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Drivers: Please Don’t Honk At Cyclists. Ever.
Car horns are dangerously loud, and dangerously loud sounds are not only deleterious to health, they’re also scary for cyclists– who are already occupying a precarious position on the streets of American cities.
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It’s Time To Talk About Speed. No, Not The Adderall Shortage.
A society with 40,000 deaths each year from traffic violence can’t claim to be virtuous, progressive, or innovative– at least, not when we have plenty of proven solutions to reduce the rates of traffic fatalities.
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Another Day, Another Vigilante Murder in Detroit.
Another pointless death at a gas station in Southwest Detroit highlights, well, we’re not really sure what anymore. Something bad, certainly.
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When Did The Police Become So, Uh, Anti-Law?
The latest insanity out of America’s Largest Strip Mall (a.k.a. Michigan) is the bold declaration of some police agencies in
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The GOP Has Declared Open War On Trans People.
The American Right says that as much as 0.13% of suspects in mass shootings in recent years have been trans. Is this a reason to declare a cultural crusade against a tiny minority population?
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NTSB: Breathalyzers in All Cars?
A recent release from the National Transportation Safety Board is suggesting that the federal government is considering developing new requirements
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