Pedestrian safety
Basics
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
Colo. Traffic Engineers Walk (And Roll) a Mile In a Pedestrian’s Shoes
An outing draws attention to the dangers experienced by people who walk and roll on Denver's streets.
February 22, 2022
THE DREAM DIES? Oakland Ends Slow Streets
The city that pioneered Slow Streets at the start of the pandemic is now cancelling the program. We talk to an activist about future plans to preserve some streets and bring back a more robust version of the program in the future.
February 15, 2022
EXCERPT: There are No ‘Accidents’ — We Have Been Fooled into Thinking There Are
This excerpt from the new book, "There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and Disaster — Who Profits and Who Pays the Price" will make you rethink crashes, capitalism and culpability.
February 15, 2022
Editorial: Street Safety in the Time of Leeches
What do the Brisbane Complete Streets Committee members have in common with parasitic, blood-sucking worms?
February 10, 2022
Bake Sales for Crosswalks?
Why is Idaho spending $100 million on a freeway interchange while letting residents crowdfund for basic pedestrian amenities? Daniel Herriges explores.
February 10, 2022
STUDY: Ped. Automatic Braking Doesn’t Work Well on Dark Streets Where Most Walkers Die
And that's where more than one-third of all walking deaths currently happen.
February 4, 2022
New Fed. Law Requires Some (But Not All!) States to Improve Bike/Walk Safety
The new-and-slightly-reformed Highway Safety Improvement Program could represent a turning point on U.S. roads, at least in the states that are required to spend the money right.
February 3, 2022
Editorial: Let’s Build Incomplete Streets
The Bay Area's transportation agencies need to build a balanced transportation system, not new car lanes under the moniker of "complete streets"
February 2, 2022
