Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

Senate Staff Says Bill Maintains Dedicated Funding For Bike/Ped

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 20, 2011 | No Comments

We reported yesterday that the outline of the Senate bill appeared not to preserve dedicated funding for bicycle and pedestrian programs. It has come to our attention that the complete draft of the bill will include a hard commitment to bike-ped programs. Senate staff tells us that Sen. Barbara Boxer worked hard and was able to maintain her […]

What Bipartisanship Hath Wrought: Zilch for Bike-Ped in Senate Bill Outline

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 19, 2011 | 7 Comments

Update 7/20: It has come to our attention that the complete draft of the Senate bill will include a hard commitment to bike-ped programs. Senate staff tells us that Sen. Barbara Boxer worked hard and was able to maintain her priorities in the bill, including dedicated federal support for bike infrastructure. More details will come out […]

T4America: Just Like Plane Crashes, Pedestrian Deaths Are a National Issue

By Tanya Snyder | May 24, 2011 | 14 Comments

Over the last decade, nearly 48,000 people were killed in the simple act of walking. Many of them were on streets built only to accommodate fast-moving cars, without safe places for people to walk or cross the street. Transportation for America’s new report, “Dangerous by Design,” includes rankings of states and metro areas, but you […]

Dangerous By Design: How the U.S. Builds Roads That Kill Pedestrians

By Tanya Snyder | May 24, 2011 | 31 Comments

If you had to cross this road on your walk to work, wouldn’t you rather drive? Millions of Americans live in communities without safe places to walk. And so they either don’t walk, adding to traffic congestion with every trip, or they do walk, risking joining the ranks of the 47,700 pedestrians killed and 688,000 […]

Senate Finalizing Transpo Bill — It’s Up to Boxer to Preserve Bike/Ped Funding

By Angie Schmitt | May 12, 2011 | 1 Comment

According to Congressional insiders, members of the Senate’s Committee on Environment and Public Works are meeting today and tomorrow to hash out the details of their proposal for a multi-year transportation reauthorization bill. Hanging in the balance of these negotiations may be the federal government’s only programs dedicated to funding infrastructure for biking and walking. […]

Under Pressure, AASHTO Withdraws Objection to Stronger Bike-Ped Rules

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 25, 2011 | 4 Comments

The Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is withdrawing its opposition to an important federal policy change that puts cyclists and pedestrians on a more equal footing with motorists. Active transportation groups were outraged earlier this month when AASHTO requested that the FHWA revert to an old standard that required state DOTs show only that “due […]

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