Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

Hello, 2020, What Do You Have in Store?

By Aaron Short | Jan 2, 2020 | No Comments

This year, America will vote for a new president. We also have a chance to define what kind of country we want to be, depending on how we address these 11 vital transportation-related issues.

Joe Biden released his $1.3 trillion infrastructure proposal which largely preserves car-dominated transportation systems into the 21st century. Image: Gage Skidmore

Joe Biden Doesn’t Go Far Enough On Transit

By Aaron Short | Nov 18, 2019 | No Comments

Please wake us when the Democratic 2020 candidates get serious about transit in the 21st century.

The lack of widespread public concern about the epidemic of traffic crashes may stem from how they are reported in the media.

Op-Ed: Hey, Reporters, Stop Blaming Crashes on the Victims

By Tara Goddard, Kelcie Ralph, Calvin G. Thigpen and Evan Iacobucci | Nov 18, 2019 | No Comments

A new academic paper argues that a shift away from the victim-blaming of most news coverage of traffic crashes involving pedestrians could improve the lackluster policy debate around vehicle violence.

Trump Shifts Obama Transit Funding to Roads

By Aaron Short | Nov 13, 2019 | No Comments

Obama allocated 28 percent of federal grants to transit. It's 8.5 percent under Trump. And funding for bike and pedestrian projects dropped to zero.

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NYC to Help Pedestrians Near the Tree

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 30, 2019 | No Comments

The resulting reallocation will be almost double the amount of pedestrian space on Fifth Avenue near Rockefeller Center. Alas, it's as temporary as the Christmas season.

Memphis has one of the highest pedestrian fatality rates in the country thanks to distracted drivers and a network of roads that aren't safe for pedestrians. Image: Eric Allix Rogers

Memphis is the Most Dangerous Place to Walk

By Aaron Short | Oct 29, 2019 | No Comments

But progress on pedestrian safety is moving slowly (unlike Bluff City drivers!).

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