L.A. Should ‘Al Fresco’ Its Bus Stops
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Apply the same L.A. Al Fresco energy to improving bus stops - for the safety and well-being of essential workers.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Pedestrian safety
SPUR Talk: How to Get Everyone Walking and Biking
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How can we keep people riding after the pandemic?
Two Nashville Residents Ask: Should Landowners Fund Sidewalks?
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A lawsuit from a right-wing advocacy group is challenging the Music City's sidewalk laws — and offering a stark reminder of the need to expand the ways we fund basic walking infrastructure in our cities.
'The Auto Industry Went Beserk' Says Ex-NHTSA Head
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The first woman head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reflects on her successes — retractable stop signs on buses, mandatory crash test standards, airbags and the end of hood ornaments, for instance — and the construct battle against auto makers.
Worst Practices: How Urban Planning Fails Vision Zero
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The effectiveness of our entire suite of defenses hinges on the policies and practices adopted by planners. Far too often, these development decisions are made with a blissful disregard of their ultimate safety consequences.
Vision Zero Lessons from Congestion Pricing
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Research shows that policies that price the use of urban roads, in addition to their beneficial effects on congestion, can make these roads and urban areas safer for all users.