Fed 'Pedestrian Safety Month' Perpetuates Dangerous Myths
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Our tax dollars paid for this? The first federally funded "National Pedestrian Safety Month" is centered around a press campaign aimed at blaming walkers themselves.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Vision Zero Cities 2021 Talk
Are COVID and Traffic Deaths the Cost of Doing Business?
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It’s bad enough that most Americans think that 40,000 road deaths a year is just the price we pay for the freedom to go wherever we want whenever we want — but now that argument is being used by conservatives who want to abandon the health practices that can help us defeat the coronavirus. President […]
Streetsblog 101: How Media Help Build Car Culture
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Journalists reinforce anti-sustainable transportation sentiment in all kinds of ways — but they don't have to.
Awful Pedestrian Shaming Campaign Gets the Smackdown It Deserves
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This PSA from Montgomery County, Maryland, has got to be one of the all-time worst examples of pedestrian shaming. The young girl with tire treads across her face, it’s implied, was struck and killed by a driver because she was “wearing black.” The message was the county’s response to two recent pedestrian fatalities. According to the county, police will […]