Friday, November 1, 2024

A city's traffic safety turnaround

Also today: Istanbul tries to boost employment with free public transit, and muddling the message around 'climate havens.'

Once known as one of Europe's most dangerous cities for drivers and pedestrians, Warsaw has seen a stunning reversal in traffic fatalities. The Polish capital reported just 29 deaths last year, compared to 314 in 1991, the worst year on record for road safety. 

Warsaw is now set to record its lowest death rate in decades, an achievement that can be attributed to the city's commitment to Vision Zero. Safety advocates laud local measures to upgrade crosswalks and national regulations that add harsher penalties for drivers who break the rules. But some say more needs to be done, Agnieszka Barteczko reports. Today on CityLab: In Warsaw, Falling Road Deaths Signal a Traffic Safety Turnaround

— Linda Poon

More on CityLab

Istanbul Tries Free Public Transit to Help Job Seekers
The Turkish city is the largest to invest in transportation in hopes of boosting employment.

Muddling the Message Around 'Climate Havens'
Why were flood-prone inland cities like Asheville touted as places safe from extreme weather? Mixed signals from state and federal authorities bear some of the blame. 

US Election Threats Cost Local Governments Millions in Security
Local governments have been spending millions of dollars to increase protections for voters, poll workers, ballots and equipment.

Falling Back?

A map showing how often the sun will rise before 7 a.m. across the US under permanent daylight saving time. Darker shades indicate fewer days out of the year. Source: Andy Woodruff

As daylight saving time ends for the season in the US this weekend, revisit the arguments — and maps — on why most Americans love to hate changing the clocks.

What we're reading

  • Warehouses are eating up land in one of California's last 'affordable' regions (SF Gate)
  • Trapped in cars and garages: Why Valencia floods proved so deadly (BBC)

  • It's not just DC: Satirical Trump statues are appearing in cities across the US (NPR)

  • Pittsburgh is now the center of the political universe (Wall Street Journal)

  • Two recalls on the Oakland ballot show frustration about crime 'boiling over' (Los Angeles Times)


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