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Speeding Away from Zero: Rethinking a Forgotten Traffic Safety Challenge

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

Speeding-related fatalities account for a considerable proportion of U.S. road trauma, historically comprising approximately one-third of total fatalities. Nationally, there were 9,717 speeding-related fatalities in 2017 – about 26% of the total, though the proportion of speeding crashes differs dramatically across the states. Speeding-related fatalities are associated with a number of factors, including driver characteristics, risky behaviors such as alcohol-impaired driving, marijuana-impaired driving or failure to buckle up, and environmental factors such as the built environment and driving conditions.

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Countering the Geography of Discontent: Strategies for Left-Behind Places

Tuesday, December 18th, 2018
Countering the Geography of Discontent

The 2016 election revealed a dramatic gap between two Americas—one based in large, diverse, thriving metropolitan regions; the other found in more homogeneous small towns and rural areas struggling under the weight of economic stagnation and social decline. This gap between two American geographies came as a shock to many observers.

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Arrive Together: Transportation Access and Equity in Wisconsin

Wednesday, November 21st, 2018

Mobility is a critical component of a fulfilling life; without reliable transportation, access to work, the grocery store, health care, places of worship, and social opportunities can be impossible. For those who drive personal vehicles, mobility may be taken for granted. However, a significant number of residents in Wisconsin are non-drivers. The following section outlines major categories of non-drivers:

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Portland, OR: 122nd Avenue Plan – Safety, Access and Transit

Wednesday, September 12th, 2018

Over 1,000 people responded to our survey about 122nd Ave in the summer of 2018. Find out what our community members had to say about the project and learn about PBOT’s plans to for improvements.

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Public Transit Is Key Strategy in Advancing Vision Zero, Eliminating Traffic Fatalities

Tuesday, September 11th, 2018

As the movement toward Vision Zero grows – with more than 30 U.S. communities committing to the goal of zero traffic deaths – public transit is increasingly recognized as a core strategy to support safe mobility for all.

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Affordable housing – the crisis continues and municipal leaders, aware of the necessity, take on the responsibility

Monday, September 10th, 2018
Affordable housing and smart cities: Baltimore Rowhouses

As city leaders struggle to help their communities become “smart cities,” elected officials also grapple with more basic issues.  Affordable housing is a priority in every city in the country. America is literally teetering on the brink of declaring an affordable housing crisis.

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How “Levee Wars” Are Making Floods Worse

Wednesday, September 5th, 2018

In our latest Vox+ProPublica collaboration, we dive into how a structure that’s designed to protect us from floods, may actually be making them worse. High levees come at a high cost, often pushing water into communities that can’t afford the same protection. To demonstrate, we built a giant, scientific model of a river with levees — complete with adorable tiny houses.

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The High Cost of Energy in Rural America

Monday, August 20th, 2018
ACEEE: Energy Burden by Region

In this report we examine residential energy affordability in rural and small-town America. We analyze how rural household energy burdens—the percentage of household income spent on energy bills—vary across regions and among specific groups. Overall, Americans living in rural areas spend a disproportionally high share of their income on energy bills.

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Community Benefit Agreements – coming soon to a city near you!

Monday, August 13th, 2018
Community Benefit Agreements in Portland, OR

Problems facing municipal governments continue to compound. Constrained budgets make it almost impossible to address many critical community needs.  Additionally, city leaders are faced with a paradox – how to develop a rundown area without pushing out the residents who have lived in the area for many years. Gentrification is sweeping through major cities creating controversy and strife and also many community benefits.

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Stranded: How States Maroon Districts in Financial Distress

Thursday, July 26th, 2018

Over 21 million school-age children live within the bounds of a high-poverty school district, and many are still separated from educational resources by school district borders that segregate by socioeconomic status.1 In some areas, walking across a district boundary can mean a jump in the student poverty rate by as much as forty percentage points—the difference between Aspen, Colorado and Flint, Michigan.

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