Safety
Streetsblog California
Pedestrian Deaths Reach New High — Drivers Entirely to Blame
They're up again in 2018, according to a new estimate, to 6,227 -- the highest since 1990. SUVs and the growth of the Sun Belt are likely explanations.
March 1, 2019
Meet the Cincinnati Wheelchair User Struck Three Times by Drivers
Neil Kelly has been hit by two SUVs and a van in just 10 months. He tells Streetsblog about his struggle to stay safe in a wheelchair in the Queen City.
February 19, 2019
Has Oakland Turned a Corner on Protecting Cyclists During Construction?
Buildings are going up all over town but cyclists are usually given nowhere to go when navigating through construction sites--until now, on one block of one street
February 6, 2019
Seattle Tosses Out Rulebook to Protect Pedestrians
The engineering rules say you can't add a signalized crosswalk unless 93 pedestrians are crossing there per hour. Seattle's trying something different.
February 6, 2019
Six Ways the Media is Still Blaming the Victim
Media tropes emphasize the victim's behavior when a driver hits a pedestrian or cyclist rather than systemic causes, a new study finds.
January 15, 2019
Research Explains Why Pedestrians ‘Break the Rules’
Pedestrians behave unpredictably when the environment is not accommodating to them, new research using time-lapse video shows.
January 8, 2019
One-Year Data Shows Mar Vista’s Venice Blvd Is Safer; Pilot Upgrades Will Stay
The data is in - Mar Vista's Venice Boulevard Great Street pilot will remain in place, with some small additional improvements planned.
December 21, 2018
Philly’s Most Dangerous Roads are in Poor Areas
About half of the city's most-dangerous streets are in low-income and/or neighborhoods of color, a new analysis finds.
December 17, 2018
Keep L.A. Moving Fails on Sweeping Anti-Road Diet Motion – Twice
Keep L.A. Moving has been pushing a pernicious anti-safety resolution to "remove all traffic calming measures, including but not limited to road diets" in L.A.'s neighborhood council circles. So far, it has failed.
December 13, 2018
The European Answer to School-Drop-Off Chaos
"School Streets" prohibit cars on the roadways surrounding schools. They encourage walking and biking. And they reduce crashes.
November 27, 2018
