Engineers to Pedestrians: No ‘Walk’ Signs for You!
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The traffic engineering profession says intersections with no "Walk" signal are a-okay. Even as pedestrian deaths soar.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Livable Streets
Ford to Citizens: Don’t Drop Dead
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Automaker says high-tech gizmos in new cars will save lives — but no one really believes that.
Check Out What Seattle Did with a Dead-End Street
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Basketball anyone? One of the highlights from Seattle's Pavement to Parks program.
For a More Walkable City, Enlist the Fire Chief
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Rewrite the fire chief’s mandate to optimize public safety, not response times, says Jeff Speck in his new book, "Walkable City Rules."
Urban Designers Take a Do-It-Yourself Approach to Taming Houston’s Extra-Wide Streets
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Impatient at the slow rate of change on Houston's streets, advocates and urban designers took it upon themselves to tame some of their city's wide roads -- and are promising to come back for a second round soon.
Two-Week Pilot Lets Columbus, Georgia, Test Road Diet as Part of Bigger Plan
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A pilot project in Columbus, Georgia, is the latest chapter in an effort to improve walking, bicycling, and public space in this city along the Alabama border.