Recent Streetsblog USA posts about pedestrians

Fed Pedestrian 'Action' Plan Light on Action

By Kea Wilson | Dec 1, 2020 | No Comments

Ending the pedestrian death crisis will take real money, policy and cultural change — not just another government report with a laundry list of missed opportunities, proposed research and little else.

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Federal ‘Drunk Walking’ Stats Are Flimsy — And Dangerous

By Kea Wilson | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments

Spouting false statistics about inebriated pedestrians does nothing to make the next victims safer.

Two Nashville Residents Ask: Should Landowners Fund Sidewalks?

By Kea Wilson | Nov 9, 2020 | No Comments

A lawsuit from a right-wing advocacy group is challenging the Music City's sidewalk laws — and offering a stark reminder of the need to expand the ways we fund basic walking infrastructure in our cities.

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The 15-Minute Neighborhood App

By Kea Wilson | Oct 21, 2020 | No Comments

A new tool can help you advocate for your cities to cultivate the walkable amenities that are missing, as well as create safe routes to reach them.

Joan Claybrook's official portrait for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Source: NHTSA.

'The Auto Industry Went Beserk' Says Ex-NHTSA Head

By Kea Wilson | Oct 16, 2020 | No Comments

The first woman head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reflects on her successes — retractable stop signs on buses, mandatory crash test standards, airbags and the end of hood ornaments, for instance — and the construct battle against auto makers.

A bike path in Amsterdam. Image: Px Here via Creative Commons

See How Far U.S. Street Safety Has Fallen Behind

By Kea Wilson | Oct 10, 2020 | No Comments

We knew it was bad, but not THIS bad.

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