Pedestrian safety
Basics
Road Deaths Rise — Again! — As Post-Quarantine Period Proves Particularly Perilous to Pedestrians
The decade-long pedestrian death crisis has worsened, with a double-digit percentage increase in deaths caused by U.S. drivers — and experts are blaming it on speeding, distracted driving, larger vehicles and roads that prioritize car drivers over everyone else.
April 7, 2022
How to Paint Your Own Crosswalk In Your Neighborhood (Hypothetically)
A secretive group is painting crosswalks in Los Angeles where they say the city has failed to provide basic infrastructure to protect walkers — so it's worth noting the wealth of resources available to would-be tactical urbanists.
April 6, 2022
TRASH CITY: Here’s Why New York is So Filthy
The city has been talking about garbage for decades, yet we still send far too much to landfills and leave far too many garbage bags on the sidewalk every afternoon.
March 23, 2022
Commentary: Tesla Autopilot Proves Plastic is Never Enough
It wasn't their intent, but Tesla motors clearly shows why concrete is needed to keep vulnerable road users safe
March 17, 2022
Commentary: No Gas-Tax Holiday for Oversize Trucks
Tell me again why we all need to pay for your giant, jacked up truck?
March 9, 2022
Fed. Vehicle Safety Rating Update Won’t Get Megacars Off the Road
A new plan to update federal consumer safety ratings for cars won't do nearly enough to incentivize automakers to build vehicles that are less likely to kill walkers, say advocates.
March 8, 2022
New Film Shows People Benefiting from Car-Free Great Walkway
Filmmakers push back against false narrative that open spaces are for "elites"
March 7, 2022
USDOT Tackles Overlooked Barriers to ‘Complete Streets’ — And Sparks Debate
No "complete streets" policy will truly be complete until federal agencies dismantle the structural barriers that make safe transportation networks so hard to build in the first place, new U.S. DOT guidance says.
March 3, 2022
No Minimum Parking Requirements? No Problem for Fayetteville, Ark.
In 2015, the city council of Fayetteville, Arkansas, adopted a radical but simple idea: do away with minimum parking mandates and let businesses decide how much parking they need. How did that work out?
February 25, 2022
When Road Diets Get Rolled Back, Part II: Pushback in Philadelphia
When should transportation leaders stop and listen to community members who resist road safety projects — and when should they carry on with plans to calm dangerous streets?
February 24, 2022
