Articles about pedestrian safety
Why Do We Have Such Big Fire Trucks for So Few Fires?
Last updated: 01/12/2021
What drives urban design and development? Sometimes it's the crazy things that you don’t even think about. I was amazed when reading Emily Talen’s book "CITY RULES: How...
How Can We Better Support a Walkable Community Movement? Share Your Vision With Us
Last updated: 01/02/2021
2021 brings hope for change – what do you want it to be? We’re inviting you to share your challenges and your ideas for the future with us through THIS SURVEY, so that we can...
The effects of left-turn traffic-calming treatments on conflicts and speeds in Washington, DC
Last updated: 12/24/2020
Volume 75 , December 2020, Pages 233-240 The effects of left-turn traffic-calming treatments on conflicts and speeds in Washington, DC Author links open overlay panel...
In one of America's most walkable city, a danger for pedestrians
Last updated: 12/08/2020
In one of America's most walkable city, a danger for pedestrians Share {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! Updated: 8:07 PM EST Nov 12, 2020 In one of America's most walkable...
Explore the Active Transportation Safety Webinars & Events Coming Up in December
Last updated: 12/08/2020
Explore our round-up of webinars and events coming up in December highlighting the latest road safety trends and best practices in planning and designing safe spaces for...
Fed Pedestrian Safety ‘Action’ Plan Light on Action, Heavy on Studies
Last updated: 12/04/2020
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s first pedestrian safety “action” plan is pretty thin on dramatic action to end the pedestrian death crisis — but some experts think it...
Federal ‘Drunk Walking’ Stats Are Flimsy — And Dangerous
Last updated: 11/26/2020
It turns out that federal safety and public health agencies who have for years blamed “drunk” pedestrians for their own deaths have been largely basing their conclusions on...
Why myths about drunk pedestrians killed in the dark may be so important to traffic authorities.
Last updated: 11/22/2020
If the focus of efforts to “improve pedestrian safety” is false education, a new dawn of actual safety and reduced fatalities is not around the corner. A vociferous campaign of...
The Streak: 20 years, 70K deaths and unfulfilled plans for zero road fatalities
Last updated: 11/16/2020
For 20 years, Texans have been dying to get somewhere, and there is little sign they will stop anytime soon. Saturday marks 20 years of at least one death a day on Texas roads,...
Regulate Cars, Not Pedestrians
Last updated: 11/01/2020
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) did an admirable and important thing when designated October as Pedestrian Safety Month. Pedestrian deaths have been...
