Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Pedestrian safety

Op-Ed: Next Infra. Bill Must Prioritize Safety Over Speed

By Rebecca L. Sanders, Robert J. Schneider and Frank R. Proulx | Jul 20, 2021 | No Comments

The lack of attention to our shameful national record of traffic deaths in the latest infrastructure debate is a political, professional, and moral failing. Fortunately, we have a solution: demand that the Biden Administration and Congress prioritize traffic safety, rather than driver speed, for future roadway projects.

This stretch of North Grand Boulevard in St. Louis, MO, was ranked among the most dangerous corridors in the country for walkers. Image: Mission STL

The Most Dangerous Roads in America for Walkers

By Kea Wilson | Jul 19, 2021 | No Comments

Three quarters of the most fatal roads in America for pedestrians are located in low-income neighborhoods, a new study finds — and they overwhelmingly share a handful of notoriously dangerous design characteristics that communities can and must eliminate on any corridor where residents are expected to walk.

D.C. Ped Bridge Collapse Subject of Controversy

By Kea Wilson | Jul 16, 2021 | No Comments

The mayor of Washington, D.C. has announced that the city will rebuild a recently-destroyed pedestrian bridge that runs over an urban highway, so far ignoring calls from advocates to more radically reimagine the road that has become a symbol of systemic racism in the region — and setting a troubling precedent for other cities that might be compelled to rethink walking infrastructure that puts the convenience of drivers first.

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OPINION: Sorting Out Space for Pedestrians and Cyclists

By Michael King | Jul 16, 2021 | No Comments

What the next mayor can do for safety. (Hint: widen sidewalks at the expense of car lanes.)

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Lessons from Delft, NL, an Urban Ideal

By Roger Rudick | Jul 14, 2021 | No Comments

Two North American transplants talk about mental health, equity, bikes... and how their new home of Delft gets it right

Car-dominated Idaho cities like Boise could be getting a lot of bike lanes soon. Image: Pinpals, CC

Bike Country? It's in Suburban Idaho!

By Kea Wilson | Jun 29, 2021 | No Comments

A massive transportation authority in Idaho is promising to build protected bike lanes whenever they resurface the most dangerous multi-lane roads in their region, and some advocates think state DOTs across the country should follow their lead.

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