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Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Staffs Up for Better Bus Service and Safer Walking and Biking
Walsh's budget signals a commitment to act on his transportation promises.
April 4, 2018
Instead of a Pedestrian Bridge, How About a Street That Works for Walking, Biking, and Transit?
Here's how it might look if FIU fixed the underlying problem -- a street that's dangerous to cross on foot.
March 30, 2018
America’s Pedestrian Safety Crisis Isn’t Getting Any Better
Pedestrian deaths have skyrocketed over the last five years. In 2017, nearly 6,000 people were killed while walking on American streets.
March 6, 2018
Two Pedestrian Safety Campaigns That Make Some Sense
The “Drive Like Your Kids Died Here” and “[Insert Loved One Here]” campaigns drive home a point about safety that is frequently missed in other public service messaging: Drivers need to be more cautious, no matter what a pedestrian may be doing.
March 1, 2018
LADOT Installs New Flashing Signage at Deadly Venice Crosswalk
LADOT recently installed flashing LED pedestrian signage at the Venice crosswalk where a driver killed Damon Shear in 2017
February 27, 2018
LADOT Is Giving More Pedestrians a Head Start
In 2017, LADOT has installed more than 60 Leading Pedestrian Intervals on Vision Zero priority intersections, with many more planned in 2018
February 21, 2018
American Cities and the Creeping Criminalization of Walking
Montclair, California, is the latest American city to fall for the dangerous fiction that outlawing the act of walking while looking at a mobile device will make people safer.
February 21, 2018
Montclair, California Declares War on Pedestrians
What's next? Should Montclair outlaw being blind while walking? Being old and slow? Using a wheelchair? Being short? Being young? Wearing hats with ear flaps?
February 20, 2018
A Quick-and-Dirty Fix for Sidewalkless Streets
Can't afford sidewalks? That's no excuse. Seattle makes them out of paint, concrete bumpers and excess road space.
February 2, 2018
How Dangerous Walking Conditions Disadvantage Women
Women's trips tend to be shorter and better suited to walking or biking - but few streets are design to get around safely on foot, especially with children.
January 22, 2018