Leigh Ann
lalavhp.bsky.social
Leigh Ann
@lalavhp.bsky.social
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February 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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“Like cigarettes, enormous vehicles can kill those who never used the product…40 years ago, the outrage of secondhand smoke was an eye-opener for many Americans. A similar narrative could help people recognize the havoc that 4-wheeled behemoths now wreak on our streets.”— @davidzipper.bsky.social
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-tobacco playbook could help turn the US public against their beloved oversized cars.
www.vox.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Per Capita Balance of Payments

The amount of federal spending distributed in a state minus the amount paid to the federal government by a state's residents and businesses. 🇺🇸

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February 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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It's actually theft of taxpayers money when websites go dark. We paid for that data
February 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Wrote about a Georgia mom who was arrested when her son took a walk alone in his neighborhood because the prosecutor thought the road was dangerous, and what happens when we hold parents accountable for problems the state creates.
A Child Went For a Walk on a Rural Highway Alone. His Mom Got Arrested For It. — Streetsblog USA
Should parents — or the state? — be liable when their children walk on dangerous roads?
usa.streetsblog.org
January 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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🎉 Love seeing our staff, faculty, and students representing VTC at this year's Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. sharing their groundbreaking research addressing critical transportation challenges! Great job to all our presenters! #TRB
January 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM