Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Pedestrian safety

Transportation for America wants Congress to focus on maintenance, safety, and equity before wasting money on new highways. Image: Ken Lund

Advocacy Group: Stop Spending On New Roads

By Aaron Short | Oct 7, 2019 | 1 Comment

Transportation for America wants Congress to reallocate the $40 billion it pours into new highway projects that only to make Americans more dependent on cars.

NY Court: Right-of-Way Law is Legal!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 24, 2019 | No Comments

A state appeals court has affirmed the legality of the city's "failure to yield" law, rejecting an argument by a killer driver that the law is unconstitutional because it effectively criminalizes a car crash.

The intersection of a Superille, with excess street space repurposed for play. Photo: BCN Ecologia

Seattle May Try to Replicate Barcelona’s ‘Superblocks’

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 6, 2019 | 8 Comments

A City Councilwoman wants to turn a six-block area of Capitol Hill into a low-traffic biking and pedestrian zone.

All for Transportation volunteers in Hillsborough County, Fla.

Florida GOP Trying to Kill Transportation Measure

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 5, 2019 | 3 Comments

A wide majority of Hillsborough County voted to tax themselves for transit and safer streets. The Florida GOP is trying to block it anyway.

Portland transportation officials are adding pedestrian barriers to some intersections and restricting their mobility instead of slowing speeding motorists.

‘Pedestrian-Friendly’ Portland Crosses Out Crosswalks

By Aaron Short | Sep 3, 2019 | 17 Comments

Traffic officials are installing 'no crossing' signs at intersections. Are they protecting pedestrians — or privileging cars over people?

Minnesota is grappling with how to incorporate driverless vehicles onto its roadways.

Minnesota Starts Embracing Self-Driving Cars

By Aaron Short | Aug 27, 2019 | 8 Comments

The state's new strategic transportation plan seeks to prepare Gophers for a driverless future.

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