Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Walking

New 'Safe Streets for All' Coalition Hopes to Influence Elections in Chicago

By Sharon Hoyer | Jan 10, 2023 | No Comments

In response to last summer's traffic violence epidemic, advocates formed the Safe Streets for All Coalition, amplifying the call for improved safety, transportation equity, affordable housing, and climate action.

Cincinnati Hires Dedicated In-House Crew To Build Pedestrian Infrastructure

By Kea Wilson | Jan 5, 2023 | No Comments

In what could be a model for cities across America, Cincinnati is creating an in-house team to build safer streets for people who walk and roll, and vaulting over one of the most common roadblocks to saving vulnerable road users lives.

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How A Bike Lane Towing Ordinance Honors Children Lost to Traffic Violence

By John Greenfield | Dec 15, 2022 | No Comments

Hopefully it's some comfort to the families of kids who were lost to traffic violence this year, that their stories helped bring about change that could prevent others from experiencing that kind of heartbreak.

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How Trees Are Transforming Streets Across the US

By Grecia White | Nov 25, 2022 | No Comments

As the effects of climate change begin to worsen, replacing heat-absorbing pavement with new trees can help make a difference toward expanding our urban canopy when space is limited.

Study: Active Transportation-Friendly Zoning is On the Rise

By Rob Steuteville | Nov 23, 2022 | No Comments

More zoning codes are calling for infrastructure that facilitates walking, bicycling, and non-automotive travel in daily life, a new study finds. But while those codes reflect the intentions of cities, they'll need public and private investment to realize these goals.

Walkable City 10 Years Later: What If We Took Traffic Violence As Seriously As Terror?

By Jeff Speck | Nov 17, 2022 | No Comments

Research suggests that you are 568 times less likely to die in a terror attack than a car crash. So why do cities devote so much less to making their cities walkable than they do to preventing politically-motivated violence?

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