pedestrian deaths
How To Make Every City Walkable in Three Infographics
America doesn't need an ambitious pedestrian safety target. We need seven of them.
February 25, 2020
U.S. Breaks With World on Pledge to Cut Roadway Deaths
American delegates distanced themselves from key elements of a global safety pledge that would halve road deaths in 10 years.
February 24, 2020
Vision Zero is Missing Something Big: Getting Cars Off the Road
A leading transportation researcher argues for the addition of a sixth pillar to the five-part strategy.
February 21, 2020
Janette Sadik-Khan: Car Crashes Are an Epidemic We Can Solve
"Government and public health officials routinely face problems that exceed their capacities and powers. Traffic deaths are not one of them," says the transportation aide to presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg.
February 18, 2020
Another City Eliminated Non-Driver Deaths In 2019
Another world-class city has proven that Vision Zero isn’t just wishful thinking — and its example puts the pressure on American communities to stop street carnage now
February 11, 2020
Commentary: Is Denver Ready for The War on Cars?
Doug Gordon says if there is any sort of war on America’s streets, it’s being inflicted on other road users by cars and the people who drive them.
February 3, 2020
Commentary: Feel the Love This Winter Bike to Work Day
To many, “winter biking” sounds like an oxymoron. To Tenly Williams, it is pure love.
February 3, 2020
Traffic Violence Report: Winnebago Driver May Have Intentionally Killed Muslim Woman
Saliha Abdalla-Suleiman, 42, was the victim of the December 11 hit-and-run where a driver steered a Winnebago motor home onto a sidewalk. Her family thinks the driver may have intentionally run over the Eritrean refugee because she is Muslim.
December 17, 2019
Police Detain Driver Suspected of Killing a Pedestrian Yesterday
Police detained the driver suspected of crashing a Winnebago motor home into a sidewalk and killing a 42-year old victim yesterday.
December 12, 2019
Hidden Safety Problems Keep Denver Kids From Walking and Biking
In this guest post, Wes Marshall, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado Denver, reveals Denver-based research showing that crash data hides places where kids want to walk and bike. Related papers show how to identify places where kids already are, and how to create safer streets where they want to go — … Continued
November 26, 2019
