Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Traffic Calming

Removing Center Lines Reduced Speeding on London Streets

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 15, 2014 | 24 Comments

On some streets, getting drivers to stop speeding might be as easy as eliminating a few stripes. That’s the finding from a new study from Transport for London [PDF]. TfL recently examined the effect of eliminating center lines on three London streets. The agency found it slowed average driving speeds between 5 and 9 miles per hour, […]

Bikes, Cars, and People Co-Exist on Pittsburgh’s Shared Streets

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 3, 2014 | 10 Comments

Summer is finally here, but livable streets advocates already can’t wait for September to come. The biennial Pro Walk/Pro Bike/Pro Place conference is taking place in Pittsburgh, a city that’s shedding its “Rust Belt” image and emerging as a leader in progressive street design with the help of a new mayor who’s committed to biking, […]

Crime Drops on Louisville Streets Converted From One-Way to Two-Way

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 17, 2014 | 3 Comments

Converting fast-moving one-way streets to calmer two-way corridors may make them safer in more ways than one, according to a study by John Gilderbloom, a professor at the University of Louisville. Gilderbloom and a team of graduate students analyzed data from two Louisville streets that were recently converted from one-way to two-way operation. They compared the […]

“The Better Block” Celebrates Four Years of Re-imagining Streets

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | May 20, 2014 | No Comments

Streetfilms has wanted to profile Jason Roberts and the amazing work of The Better Block for a long time. So it felt like destiny when, a few weeks ago, we were able to sync up and chronicle the fourth anniversary of The Better Block in Oak Cliff, Texas. This temporary pedestrian plaza is right next to […]

Families of NYC Traffic Violence Victims Band Together for Safer Streets

By Ben Fried | Feb 25, 2014 | No Comments

On Sunday, New Yorkers who’ve lost loved ones to traffic violence gathered on the steps of City Hall in Lower Manhattan to launch Families for Safe Streets, a new initiative advocating for street designs and traffic enforcement that will save lives. In this moving Streetfilm, members of Families for Safe Streets talk about their goals […]

Can Snow Inspire Better Streets? It Already Has.

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 11, 2014 | 12 Comments

Sneckdowns are having a big moment. In case you’ve missed the viral blog posts and major press coverage, sneckowns (a contraction of “snowy neckdowns” popularized by Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson Jr. and Streetsblog founding editor Aaron Naparstek) are leftover snow piles on city streets that show space that could easily be reclaimed for pedestrians. As a visual tool, […]

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