Pedestrian safety
Basics
Op-Ed: Stop Tolerating Roadway Deaths in our Communities and Start Prioritizing Traffic Safety over Speed
The lack of attention to our shameful national record of traffic deaths in the latest infrastructure debate is a political, professional, and moral failing. Fortunately, we have a solution: demand that the Biden Administration and Congress prioritize traffic safety, rather than driver speed, for future roadway projects.
July 20, 2021
The Most Dangerous Roads in America for Walkers
Three quarters of the most fatal roads in America for pedestrians are located in low-income neighborhoods, a new study finds — and they overwhelmingly share a handful of notoriously dangerous design characteristics that communities can and must eliminate on any corridor where residents are expected to walk.
July 19, 2021
Should D.C. Rebuild That Infamous Pedestrian Bridge?
The mayor of Washington, D.C. has announced that the city will rebuild a recently-destroyed pedestrian bridge that runs over an urban highway, so far ignoring calls from advocates to more radically reimagine the road that has become a symbol of systemic racism in the region — and setting a troubling precedent for other cities that might be compelled to rethink walking infrastructure that puts the convenience of drivers first.
July 16, 2021
OPINION: Sorting Out Space for Pedestrians and Cyclists
July 16, 2021
SPUR Talk: Lessons from Delft, an Urban Ideal
July 14, 2021
The Newest Bike-Friendly County in the U.S. Is In…Suburban Idaho?
A massive transportation authority in Idaho is promising to build protected bike lanes whenever they resurface the most dangerous multi-lane roads in their region, and some advocates think state DOTs across the country should follow their lead.
June 29, 2021
Three Turning Restrictions Cities Need To Put On Drivers
To everything there is a season — but killer turns (turns, turns) should never get the time of day in U.S. cities.
June 28, 2021
Fear of Assault Keeps Women From Walking
And transportation leaders aren’t doing enough to design streets that can make people of all genders feel comprehensively safe traveling outside cars.
June 28, 2021
Are Heavy EVs More Dangerous to U.S. Walkers?
A whole lot of heavy electric cars are likely to roll onto U.S. streets soon — but the U.S. hasn’t bothered to answer the question of how fatal they’ll be to pedestrians in the event of a crash.
June 9, 2021
Why Regulators Aren’t Taming the U.S. Megacar Crisis
Federal regulators have known about the inherent dangers that large vehicles pose to vulnerable road users since the mid-1970s, but have done almost nothing to stop it — and they probably won’t because of who we are as a nation, a new legal research paper argues.
June 4, 2021
