highway-safety

COMMENTARY
An urban roadway in Arlington County, Virginia. (Michael Farrell / COG)

We can all do more to prevent roadway tragedies. This is how | Opinion

BY: - December 31, 2022

It’s a sobering fact: 360 lives were lost in crashes on our roads across metropolitan Washington, including Northern Virginia, in 2021.

What to do about busy — and dangerous — state roads? | Analysis

BY: - December 13, 2022

State transportation departments often resist attempts to slow traffic on busy urban state roads.

COMMENTARY

To protect public safety and preserve infrastructure, Pa. should not allow heavier trucks on its highways | Opinion

BY: - June 17, 2021

As the Pennsylvania Legislature and Congress debate heavier trucks, they should take a step back and consider the ramifications.

Infrastructure overhaul should focus more on safety, advocates say

BY: - May 31, 2021

Even though the pandemic kept people off the roads in 2020, traffic fatalities rose by nearly 5 percent. And the number of pedestrians killed by drivers increased by about 44 percent between 2010 and 2019.