Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Walking

Traffic fatalities on interstates like I-35 in Austin have risen over the past decade as pedestrians struggle to find safe places to cross them.

Pedestrians Deaths On Freeways is On The Rise

By Aaron Short | Dec 20, 2019 | No Comments

More Americans have been dying on high-speed roads because cities and states haven't built proper infrastructure to help people cross safely, a new study shows.

STREETSBLOG CALIFORNIA

Sacramento Adopts a Complete Streets Policy

By Melanie Curry | Dec 13, 2019 | No Comments

Sacramento's Complete Streets policy aims to be a model for other California cities to emulate - especially since Caltrans keeps opposing one for itself.

Montgomery County developing policies to make its suburban neighborhoods safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

Best Practices: Five Vision Zero Tips for Suburbs

By Aaron Short | Dec 3, 2019 | No Comments

The suburbs have a harder job than their urban counterparts to make streets safer, but one county outside Washington D.C. is showing that it is possible to cater to cyclists and pedestrians in a place built around the car.

Former Mass Gov. Mike Dukakis: Driving Is For Turkeys

By Aaron Short | Dec 2, 2019 | No Comments

Mike Dukakis loves transit, but hates how his neighbors leave turkey carcasses at his Brookline door.

Talking Headways Podcast: The Sidewalk Barrons

By Jeff Wood | Nov 21, 2019 | No Comments

Let's talk about slowing down the speed of social media — with a nice walk!

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's $21 billion transportation plan primarily widens highways which will encourage more driving across the state.

Connecticut’s Transportation Plan Stymies Its Future

By Aaron Short | Nov 19, 2019 | No Comments

What is Gov. Ned Lamont doing building all these new roads to compete with transit?

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