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A cyclist is shown rides up a nearly empty three lanes of 7th Avenue with the Freedom Tower in the distance.

Car crashes deadlier as drivers speed during lockdowns

COVID-19

Coronavirus lockdowns led to huge reductions in traffic and fewer car crashes this spring, but as drivers sped up on quieter roads, the collisions became deadlier in several cities, a Reuters analysis shows.

Stockholm's highly-efficient subway system. Trains are known for running frequently and on time. They have large ridership but are not overly crowded because of the frequency of the trains.

US transportation is so far behind Sweden’s it’s not even funny

Economics
Nowhere for cars in downtown Chicago to go — even with green lights.

Did you get stuck in traffic this morning? They’re trying to find out why

Technology
Traffic piles up in New York City's Times Square. New York is one of the cities that attempted to introduce "congestion pricing" — fees for driving at peak hours — but the plan was defeated.

Would you pay more money to never sit in traffic again?

Environment

New York pedestrians treated to haikus in an effort to improve safety

Global Politics

Steve Soderbergh says goodbye

Arts, Culture & Media

The Academy Award-winning director, who has walked the line between making arthouse and blockbuster films for the last 20 years, is ready for retirement.

Brazil’s Traffic Jams: A Daily Headache

Development & Education

The BBC ‘s Paulo Cabral is in the Brazilian city known for nightmarish traffic jams on the roads and in the sky. Traffic gridlock is getting worse as more and more Brazilians drive. One option available to some commuters: take a helicopter to work.

Snake Crossing

Forest Service road 345 is the only road in the U.S. that closes not for foot traffic, but snake crossings. The road lies smack in the middle of the reptiles’ yearly migration route. Host Steve Curwood talks with herpetologist Scott Ballard about just how heavy this snake traffic can get.

The World

Transportation innovations from across the USA

Development & Education

Andrea Bernstein is just back from a conference in Washington of 10,000 transportation professionals. There, she learned how cities around the country are introducing novel ideas for transport, trying to make them mainstream. From The Takeaway.

The World

Continuing Beijing’s traffic restrictions?

Environment

China imposed traffic restrictions for the duration of the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics to control pollution. Drivers are only allowed to use their cars every other day. It’s been difficult for some.