A Fix for the Most Dangerous Street in America
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Harrisburg's State Street is insanely dangerous. The city has a good plan to fix it. Will the state stand in the way?
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Pedestrian safety
Study: Walmart, Fast Food Sites Pose High Risk to Pedestrians
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Planners need to pay special attention to pedestrian safety by discount stores and fast food restaurants, according to new research on crashes.
Cities are Making Left Turns Safer with ‘Wedges’
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Strategically placed bollards and curbs slow drivers and prevent them from "cutting corners," keeping pedestrians safer.
To Get Drivers to Yield, St. Paul Uses Psych Trick
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A multi-phased experiment in St. Paul increased driver yielding to pedestrians from 32 to more than 70 percent. And it decreased unsafe passing of yielding cars 10 fold.
Trump May Let Big Auto Hide Ped Safety Records
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A five-star safety rating for pedestrian crashes would publicize some of the hazards of SUVs. But automakers and the Trump Administration might block the Obama-era reform.
Experts: Feds Aren’t Fixing Pedestrian Safety Crisis
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Federal officials are failing to protect pedestrians — and, in fact, err on the side of drivers and even blame walkers for a pedestrian death toll has increased 50 percent in just eight years, advocates say.