Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Walking

At MAP-21’s Halfway Mark, Leaders Gather to Start the “Walking Revolution”

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 3, 2013 | 2 Comments

This week, in the midst of a government shutdown, at least one thing was moving and shaking in Washington: the first-ever Walking Summit. Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente, America Walks, the Safe Routes to School National Partnership and several other national groups, the conference sold out more than a month before showtime, the enthusiastic response surprising […]

Winning a Campaign for Better Walking and Biking at the Ballot Box

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 19, 2013 | No Comments

While transit groups have been campaigning for, and winning, ballot measures for years, walking and biking advocacy groups are newer to the ballot referendum game. But as demand for safer streets grows in cities around the country, more and more active transportation groups are seeking voter support for special funding measures. Living Streets Alliance in […]

Census: American Bike Commuting Up Nine Percent in 2012

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 19, 2013 | 13 Comments

Congratulations, America. We’re biking to work more than ever before. We’ve known for a while that Americans are driving less than they used to, even as the economy grows. And just about every quarter, the American Public Transportation Association delivers more stats about increasing transit ridership. Now the Census brings another measure of Americans’ shifting transportation […]

The Problem With Treating Pedestrians Like Drivers

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 20, 2013 | 56 Comments

After U.S. DOT released a report earlier this month on pedestrian safety, media outlets around the country raced to produce indictments of “drunk walking.” “Drunk Walking Leads to Pedestrian Fatalities,” exclaimed Tulsa’s News on 6, as if people on foot have the same responsibility to be sober as people operating fast, heavy machinery. “Among pedestrians […]

Meet Streetmix, the Website Where You Can Design Your Own Street

By Stephen Miller | Aug 12, 2013 | No Comments

Last fall, Lou Huang was at a community meeting for the initiative to redesign Second Street in San Francisco. Planners handed out paper cutouts, allowing participants to mix and match to create their ideal street. Huang, an urban designer himself, thought the exercise would make for a great website. Now, after months of work beginning at a January […]

U.S. DOT Launches “Everyone Is a Pedestrian” Campaign

By Tanya Snyder | Aug 6, 2013 | 17 Comments

UPDATED 5:43 p.m. with more details from NHTSA on eligible grant activities. Yesterday, U.S. DOT launched a new campaign called “Everyone Is a Pedestrian,” including $2 million in grants that will be awarded to as many as six focus cities for pedestrian safety education and enforcement initiatives. While $2 million is peanuts in the grand scheme […]

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