Guest Contributor

Kevin J. Krizek

Kevin J. Krizek is professor of the Environmental Design Program at the University of Colorado-Boulder. He recently served as the visiting professor of “Cycling in Changing Urban Regions” at Radboud University in the Netherlands. Krizek was a 2013 fellow of the Leopold Leadership Program and was awarded a 2014 U.S.-Italy Fulbright Scholarship focusing on sustainable travel. From 2006-2012, he chaired the Transportation Research Board’s Committee on Telecommunications and Travel, is a former member of Land Development and Travel Behavior and Values, and currently serves on the Bicycle Transport committee. Krizek’s research and teaching interests focus on how cities are transforming themselves to advance transport needs for the next century, with cycling being an important part of such transformation.

Car Bloat Is Making US Streets Dangerous Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Car Bloat Is Making US Streets Dangerous

Ever-larger cars and trucks are causing a safety crisis on U.S. streets. Here’s how communities can fight back.