Richmond, VA, architect Erik Bootsma shows through some simple (but effective) illustrations how a dangerous intersection can be made safer.
Read MoreBlue Zones Director of Innovation and Inspiration Dan Burden talks about challenges exist in changing our built environment, and what stood out in the crash he analyzed on a recent Crash Analysis Studio episode.
Read MoreAgar Road in Hyattsville, MD, has been lauded as a successful "Complete Street." But this so-called Complete Street is, in reality, completely dangerous—and a woman has lost her life because of it.
Read MoreThrough a series of walk audits, local leaders in Peoria, IL, are not only observing the urban environment, but starting to understand how small, simple actions can profoundly shape it.
Read MoreThis “Complete Street” is really a stroad in disguise—and that’s led to some deadly consequences.
Read MorePeople find it easy to blame a drunk driver for an accident, but what about a drunk pedestrian?
Read MoreConflicting priorities between city transportation departments and their state counterparts is one of the biggest barriers to pedestrian safety improvements. Chicago is taking a step toward mending that relationship.
Read MoreIf St. Louis County cares about the lives and safety of its residents, then why has it turned a blind eye to this deadly street?
Read MoreCincinnati's new five-member pedestrian safety team is making their streets safer—all while saving the city hundreds of thousands of dollars every year!
Read MoreDuring the pandemic, streets across the U.S. were reclaimed for human activity—but now, many cities are undoing those changes. Not so in DC's Rock Creek Park, where road closures have been made permanent.
Read MoreResidents of Spanish Fork, UT, have raised the alarm about a dangerous stroad where children regularly cross, but local officials refuse to acknowledge the danger until someone gets injured or killed.
Read MoreTwo prominent communities in Berkshire County, MA, are in the midst of deciding what to prioritize on their main streets: cars or people?
Read MoreIt’s time we move beyond the myth of “driver error” to create a more thorough framework for analyzing—and then reducing—car crashes.
Read MoreTraffic engineers in Canada wear an iron pinky ring as a reminder of their responsibility to public safety. So why, then, do they routinely make street design choices that kill people every day?
Read MoreSpringfield took a step forward in fixing this deadly stroad…but Department of Public Works officials are forcing the city to take two steps back again.
Read MoreThis latest Not Just Bikes video demystifies deadly street design by contrasting what it’s like to navigate streets on foot in the U.S. and Canada with what it’s like in the Netherlands.
Read MoreIt's hard being the driver of a large truck, these days. You want your urban truck-driving experience to be better, but how? Answer: By supporting great pedestrian and cycling projects!
Read MoreEveryone who uses streets would benefit from L.A.’s mobility plan…if only the city would actually implement it.
Read MoreThis film makes a human rights case for safer streets, while showing the historic roots of safe streets advocacy in the U.S. and the power of tactical urbanism.
Read MoreJust like last year, we’re facing a bus driver shortage. Some are asking why our kids can’t just walk, bike, or take public transit to school, but the answer isn’t that simple.
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