Pedestrian safety
Basics
A Fix for the Most Dangerous Street in America
Harrisburg's State Street is insanely dangerous. The city has a good plan to fix it. Will the state stand in the way?
November 26, 2018
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
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
To Get Drivers to Yield, St. Paul Uses Psych Trick
A multi-phased experiment in St. Paul increased driver yielding to pedestrians from 32 to more than 70 percent. And it decreased unsafe passing of yielding cars 10 fold.
October 18, 2018
Trump May Let Big Auto Hide Ped Safety Records
A five-star safety rating for pedestrian crashes would publicize some of the hazards of SUVs. But automakers and the Trump Administration might block the Obama-era reform.
October 15, 2018
Experts: Feds Aren’t Fixing Pedestrian Safety Crisis
Federal officials are failing to protect pedestrians — and, in fact, err on the side of drivers and even blame walkers for a pedestrian death toll has increased 50 percent in just eight years, advocates say.
October 12, 2018
Why, Oh Why? Another Deadly Year for Pedestrians
What was a shocking increase in pedestrian fatalities just a few years ago is quickly becoming the new normal.
October 4, 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
Safety Board Responds to Ped Crash Crisis
Better headlights. Safer front ends. More money and resources for pedestrian planning. That's NTSB's prescription for skyrocketing pedestrian deaths.
September 26, 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
