Pedestrian Infrastructure
Basics
Study: Walmart, Fast Food Sites Pose High Risk to Pedestrians
Planners need to pay special attention to pedestrian safety by discount stores and fast food restaurants, according to new research on crashes.
November 20, 2018
Providence Planning On-Street, Brightly Painted ‘Urban Trails’
The goal is to connect every neighborhood with safe biking and walking infrastructure and art that pays homage to each area's unique culture.
November 15, 2018
Cities are Making Left Turns Safer with ‘Wedges’
Strategically placed bollards and curbs slow drivers and prevent them from "cutting corners," keeping pedestrians safer.
November 9, 2018
Detroit Streetlight Effort Dramatically Reduces Ped Deaths
Data from Detroit shows street lights can have a huge impact on pedestrian safety.
October 4, 2018
New Mass. Pedestrian Safety Plan Includes Snow Removal
If states stop ignoring pedestrians, and get serious about protecting them — like Massachusetts has proposed — enormous resources would be available to improve safety.
September 19, 2018
States are Losing Millions in Biking and Walking Funds
Hundreds of million of federal cash that could have built thousands of miles of sidewalks and bike lanes has been forfeited or used for highways.
September 5, 2018
New Traffic Signals in London Will Give Pedestrians the Green Light By Default
The city of London is on a mission to make walking as convenient as possible, using smarter traffic signals that reduce wait times for pedestrians.
July 23, 2018
Baltimore’s Super Quick Fix for a Dangerous Road
Using Jersey barriers filled with water for ballast, the city carved a safe walking and biking path out of a lane of car traffic.
July 16, 2018
Cities Are Replacing Dangerous Slip Lanes With Space for People
What a difference some paint makes.
July 13, 2018
Most Milwaukee Drivers Don’t Yield to Pedestrians at Crosswalks
Researchers observed 364 crossings at 20 intersections in Milwaukee, and drivers only yielded 16 percent of the time.
March 21, 2018
