pedestrians
Basics
Despite Months of Protests, NHTSA Still Thinks Cops Can Make Cyclists and Peds Safer
There's just one thing missing from the federal agency's "idea book" on enhancing police support for road safety : any acknowledgement of the existence of violent structural racism.
September 1, 2020
Op-Ed: It’s Time to Put Daycare Close to Every Home
A land-use ordinance passed by Seattle City Council marks a first step in increasing access to childcare across the city.
August 25, 2020
Why Every City Needs to Learn the Three A’s of Equitable Pedestrian Planning
Only 40 percent of pedestrian master plans commit to concrete goals to actually reduce equity disparities.
August 21, 2020
A Hard Right Turn: The Moment the U.S. DOT Abandoned U.S. Walkers
Federal transportation officials have never done much to center the needs of pedestrians in their policies or funding decisions. But in 2012, things took a turn for the even worse.
August 20, 2020
Post-COVID Car Sales Are on the Rise — Especially Sales of Trucks and SUVs
Drivers aren't just buying more cars than they were a month ago — they're buying bigger ones.
June 23, 2020
STUDY: Many Transportation Pros Wrongly Think ‘Distracted Walking’ Kills
Almost a third of those who plan our road networks think that "distracted walking" is a leading factor in pedestrian deaths — and a new study argues that it's distracting them from finding solutions to mitigate the real threat to walkers: dangerous driving.
May 13, 2020
The ‘Social Distancing Machine’ Proves We Need Wider Sidewalks Now
A group of Toronto performance artists/placemakers are behind this genius video.
April 15, 2020
Study: Car Sticker Price is a Predictor of Driver Aggression Towards Walkers
The more expensive the car, the less likely the driver is to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. But why?
February 28, 2020
Three Simple Ways to Make Cities More Walkable
America doesn’t need an ambitious pedestrian safety target. We need seven of them.
February 25, 2020
Kea Wilson: The Making of an Advocate
Streetsblog's newest editor joins us with an opening essay about her beginnings as a livable streets advocate.
January 14, 2020
