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Norman Garrick, Carol Atkinson-Palombo, and Hamed Ahangari

Norman Garrick is an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Univerity of Connecticut. Carol Atkinson-Palombo is an assistant professor in the department of geography at UConn. Hamed Ahangari is a postdoctoral fellow in the department of civil and environmental engineering. They are members of the Sustainable Cities Research Group.

Latest articles by Norman Garrick, Carol Atkinson-Palombo, and Hamed Ahangari

The Big Idea
Why America’s roads are so much more dangerous than Europe’sWhy America’s roads are so much more dangerous than Europe’s
The Big Idea

The real story isn’t the recent uptick in deaths. The problem is more fundamental.

By Norman Garrick, Carol Atkinson-Palombo, and Hamed Ahangari