Recent Streetsblog USA posts about pedestrians

Safety Last: NYC Cuts 500 Crossing Guard Positions

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 31, 2023 | No Comments

The NYPD has cut close to 500 crossing guard positions in a money-saving measure — a move that puts kids at risk on school roadways that were already more dangerous than other city streets.

This car would still get a five-star crash rating even if it's unsafe for pedestrians.

Feds Take Baby Step Towards Maybe, Possibly Improving the Car Safety Rating Program

By Gabriel Baumgaertner | May 25, 2023 | No Comments

Europe is so far ahead of us on this.

Essay: Why Even The Most Progressive Cities Are Failing Their Car-Free Residents

By Ned Resnikoff | May 18, 2023 | No Comments

As traffic violence has climbed over the past few years, a number of ostensibly progressive, climate-friendly cities have demonstrated that they are uninterested in taking even modest steps to support non-drivers.

Advocates Urge Feds Not To Weaken Already-Weak Crash Reporting Guidelines

By Kea Wilson | May 1, 2023 | No Comments

A new set of federal crash reporting guidelines could actually encourage cities to collect less data about the systemic factors behind the national traffic violence epidemic by treating basic information about road design at crash sites as optional.

Photos: The Wonder Alice (left), Transportation for America (right)

Exactly How Much Less America Walks Than Other Countries, In Five Charts

By Kea Wilson | Apr 14, 2023 | No Comments

Two mobility researchers took on the daunting task of standardizing a messy range of global data on walking. Check it out.

Researchers Are Sounding the Alarm About Heavy EVs — Even in Europe, Where Cars Are Far Smaller

By Kea Wilson | Apr 3, 2023 | No Comments

The swelling size of the average car on the road is threatening the environmental potential of EVs more than proponents may realize, a prominent watchdog group warns.

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