Don Kostelec

Don Kostelec, AICP, is a 17-year professional in active transportation planning, health analysis and comprehensive planning.

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Pedestrian "beg" buttons, like this one in Idaho Falls, will no longer be built be facing the street when PROWAG becomes the standard. Image courtesy of the author.

Feds Adopt Better Street Accessibility Guidelines — But Will They Make a Difference?

By Don Kostelec | Dec 17, 2021 | No Comments

Even though the ADA was passed more than 40 years ago, we have never had official accessibility standards tailored to things like sidewalks. That’s about to change — but how fast state and local agencies will act remains to be seen.

Pedestrian crossing Chinden Boulevard to get to a neighborhood market.

How the MUTCD Cuts Off Food Access For Pedestrians

By Don Kostelec | Mar 30, 2021 | No Comments

Because of the strict adherence to the MUTCD we are denying some of the most economically challenged areas of our country safe access to food and recreation. Here's how.