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Streetsblog California
Designing City Streets to Suit 47 MPH Drivers Is a Recipe for Failure
Gravois Avenue is an important commercial street in St. Louis that also happens to be designated a state highway. It's currently slated for a redesign, providing a huge opportunity to make the street work better for walking and biking.
January 29, 2016
Major Car Restrictions, Large “Safety Zones” Come to Lower Market Street
At long last, private automobiles are prohibited from turning on to most of lower Market Street downtown. City officials implemented the change yesterday with a press conference in front of one of two large "safety zones" -- painted bulb-outs -- that were also completed as part of the "Safer Market Street" project.
August 12, 2015
The U.S. Made Cars Safer, and It’s Past Time to Do the Same for Streets
If you have a well-worn copy of Ralph Nader’s seminal “Unsafe at Any Speed” on your bookshelf -- and who doesn’t? -- you know that in the mid 20th century U.S. auto companies were hostile to the idea of designing safer cars. Introducing basic features like padded dashboards and collapsible steering columns, the thinking went, would be tantamount to acknowledging that driving is dangerous.
August 12, 2015
SF Firefighters Take Campaign Against Safe Street Design to North Beach
At a community meeting about bulb-outs in North Beach tomorrow evening, some residents and firefighters are expected to speak against the curb extensions on the grounds that they make streets more dangerous.
June 30, 2015
Anatomy of a Dangerous Intersection
Streets designed to facilitate fast driving are not suitable for safe walking.
June 24, 2015
Salt Lake City to Install Nation’s First Protected Intersection for Bicycling
Salt Lake City is on track to implement America's first protected intersection for bicycling this summer.
May 7, 2015