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Op-Ed: Why Most Pedestrian Infrastructure Is Really for Drivers

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on City Observatory and is republished with permission from the author. One of the biggest lies in transportation planning is calling something “multi-modal.” When somebody tells you a project is “multi-modal,” you can safely bet that its really for cars and trucks with some decorative frills appended for bikes […]

September 6, 2020

Op-Ed: Why Most Pedestrian Infrastructure Is Really for Drivers

Streetsblog USA |Bicycling

Despite Months of Protests, NHTSA Still Thinks Cops Can Make Cyclists and Peds Safer

There's just one thing missing from the federal agency's "idea book" on enhancing police support for road safety : any acknowledgement of the existence of violent structural racism.

September 1, 2020

Streetsblog USA |15 Minute Cities

Op-Ed: It’s Time to Put Daycares Within Walking Distance of Every Home

A land-use ordinance passed by Seattle City Council marks a first step in increasing access to childcare across the city.

August 25, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bike/Ped

Why Every City Needs to Learn the Three A’s of Equitable Pedestrian Planning

Only 40 percent of pedestrian master plans commit to concrete goals to actually reduce equity disparities.

August 21, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Angie Schmitt

A Hard Right Turn: The Moment the U.S. DOT Abandoned U.S. Walkers

Federal transportation officials have never done much to center the needs of pedestrians in their policies or funding decisions. But in 2012, things took a turn for the even worse.

August 20, 2020

Streetsblog USA |car sales

Post-COVID Car Sales Are on the Rise — Especially Sales of Trucks and SUVs

Drivers aren't just buying more cars than they were a month ago — they're buying bigger ones.

June 23, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Distracted Walking

STUDY: Many Transportation Pros Wrongly Think ‘Distracted Walking’ Kills

Almost a third of those who plan our road networks think that “distracted walking” is a leading factor in pedestrian deaths — and a new study argues that it’s distracting them from finding solutions to mitigate the real threat to walkers: dangerous driving. Researchers from Rutgers University surveyed transportation practitioners nationally and found that 30 […]