Recent Streetsblog USA posts about pedestrian deaths

Safety Last: NYC Cuts 500 Crossing Guard Positions

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 31, 2023 | No Comments

The NYPD has cut close to 500 crossing guard positions in a money-saving measure — a move that puts kids at risk on school roadways that were already more dangerous than other city streets.

This car would still get a five-star crash rating even if it's unsafe for pedestrians.

Feds Take Baby Step Towards Maybe, Possibly Improving the Car Safety Rating Program

By Gabriel Baumgaertner | May 25, 2023 | No Comments

Europe is so far ahead of us on this.

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California Mobility Advocates Rally for Speed Camera Bill

By Joe Linton | May 19, 2023 | No Comments

Will Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon support safer streets or the continued worsening of the current deadly status quo?

Photos: The Wonder Alice (left), Transportation for America (right)

Exactly How Much Less America Walks Than Other Countries, In Five Charts

By Kea Wilson | Apr 14, 2023 | No Comments

Two mobility researchers took on the daunting task of standardizing a messy range of global data on walking. Check it out.

Researchers Are Sounding the Alarm About Heavy EVs — Even in Europe, Where Cars Are Far Smaller

By Kea Wilson | Apr 3, 2023 | No Comments

The swelling size of the average car on the road is threatening the environmental potential of EVs more than proponents may realize, a prominent watchdog group warns.

Vision Zero Under the Microscope: Why Aren’t Road Fatalities at 0 Yet?

By Gabriel Baumgaertner | Mar 29, 2023 | No Comments

Washington D.C. has failed to bring down road fatalities because its Vision Zero program is hampered by limited infrastructure improvements, low funding and inconsistent oversight, part one of a new report reveals.

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