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Motorists have killed at least 62 pedestrians/cyclists, so far, this year in Connecticut. That number isn’t zero. It’s not half as many as the previous year. Last year by this time, there were at least 63 pedestrian/cyclist fatalities. We should not expect dramatic improvements coming from incrementalism.
What we could do is teach and test empathy. We could make that a...
The recent announcement that the vacant lot where that Broadcast House (WFSB) sat has sold and is intended for use as a surface parking lot is not worthy of applause.
It’s a failure of imagination.
At the beginning of this year, I wro...
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Perhaps you’ve seen the images of leaning rails on social media accompanied by claims that these are hostile infrastructure. This is yet another way that nuance is squeezed out of conversation. The algorithms favor hostility itself, along with polarized opinions. Every click we give reinforces that algorithm.
Context matters, and context is generally the first thing ab...
How would it feel to write that no pedestrians were killed by preventable street violence in the last month? What would have to happen to get there? Not thoughts and prayers, that’s for sure.
It would take redesign of streets and vehicles. While some style="font-weight: 400;...
