Anti-Panhandling Law Loses at SCOTUS
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Good news: The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal that might have made it easier for cities to ban pedestrians rather than just fix roadways.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about pedestrian deaths
How the MUTCD Cuts Off Food Access For Pedestrians
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Because of the strict adherence to the MUTCD we are denying some of the most economically challenged areas of our country safe access to food and recreation. Here's how.
STUDY: How Race and Income Impact Road Safety
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A growing body of research has proven that incomplete and dangerous transportation infrastructure in lower-income areas has a disparate negative impact on Black, Indigenous and people of color. Now ODOT’s own analysis proves the existence of these impacts on BIPOC Oregonians for the first time.
The Most Dangerous Cities for Walkers, Ranked
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Every single state in America but one has gotten more dangerous for walkers in the last two years — and the only one that didn't only managed to maintain its abysmal rate of walking fatalities, rather than reducing it.
The First Traffic Violence Widower is Now President
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Joe Biden is president — the first one in U.S. history who's lost a child and a spouse to our national traffic violence epidemic.
Crashes, Injuries are Up, New Fed Stats Show
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Walking and cycling fatalities on U.S. roadways declined slightly in 2019 — but total crashes and injuries increased, according to just-released final federal numbers for last year.