Pedestrian Safety Archives - Page 4 of 9

‘You Barely Hear Our Stories’: Tiffanie Stanfield Fights Hit-and-Run Driving

As the founder of H.A.R.D., Tiffanie Stanfield fights against a traffic violence epidemic with a uniquely high impact on the Black community — and she wants you to join her.

June 22, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Coronavirus

Don’t Let Mask Laws Become Another Way We Over-Police Pedestrians

The U.S. has a long and disturbing history of imposing bad policies on walkers — and selectively enforcing the good ones.

May 6, 2020

Streetsblog USA |mobility

Vehicle Safety Standards Don’t Protect Pedestrians

Federal regulators have failed to consider safety of pedestrians in their vehicle safety standards for far too long— and now the Government Accountability Office is calling them out.

April 28, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bike/Ped

We Need More Data on Walking During COVID-19

The data we've got aren't painting the full picture — and we need more of it to help shape good policy.

April 28, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Arts

The ‘Social Distancing Machine’ Proves We Need Wider Sidewalks Now

A group of Toronto performance artists/placemakers are behind this genius video.

April 15, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bicycling

Oakland Opens 74 Miles of Streets for Safe Recreation

The city of Oakland is planning to open 74 miles of streets for cyclist and pedestrians so people can get outside and get some exercise with ample space for social distancing. The news was first announced via a town-hall meeting held yesterday evening with Oakland officials. During the meeting, officials presented the map below, taken […]

April 10, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Accessible Pedestrian Signals

Ten NACTO-Endorsed Ways Every City Should Respond to COVID-19 On Its Streets

In the absence of federal leadership on how to keep pedestrians and cyclists safe during COVID19, cities are stepping up and sharing resources themselves.