Big money “pedestrian” projects are often not for pedestrians at all. Their real purpose is to serve faster car traffic.
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A conversation with a judge after a jury trial reveals the less obvious—yet shockingly high—costs of the suburban experiment.
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Until communities get serious about slowing the cars, pedestrians will continue to take safety into their own hands…often in very creative ways.
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Vision Zero aims to end all traffic deaths. Can they do it on a national scale?
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U.S. drivers are killing 50 percent more pedestrians than a mere decade ago; meanwhile, European drivers are killing a third fewer. Why?
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The first step toward making your community a stronger place is articulating what’s wrong with the status quo. Strong Towns gives local advocates the vocabulary to do this—just ask member Michael Smith of Rockford, IL.
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Could it make sense to put the onus on pedestrians to ensure their own safety—in Honolulu’s case, by considering making it illegal to cross the street outside of a crosswalk after dark? Maybe, but only if we had a system that actually gave people on foot equal opportunity to get around safely and conveniently. We don’t.
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