With road deaths still stubbornly high following the pandemic, the Biden administration announced Thursday more than $1 billion in funding to help make…
The 2024 edition of Dangerous by Design is out now, combining federal data with lived experience to unpack the connection…
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is releasing a new tool to inform local public agencies of corridors where pedestrians…
A new study examining transportation policies in Bogotá, Colombia reveals important trade-offs between equitable access to public transportation and physical activity levels.…
The data on traffic fatalities and injuries doesn’t account for their needs or even count them. Better data would enable…
This multi-use trail project, funded by a Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant, is designed to reinvigorate New Mexico’s largest city’s downtown while creating safer streets, a more environmentally sustainable environment, and improved quality of life.
Over $830 million in one-time funding awarded through the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods program will advance projects that focus solely…
Recent court cases in Chicago and New York ordered those cities to install accessible pedestrian signal (APS) devices. These devices are posted at pedestrian crossings, with buttons that activate verbal prompts for blind and visually impaired persons to know when it is safe to cross.
Updating Caltrans’ Highway Design Manual takes a long time, so it’s frustrating but not that surprising that Caltrans’ Design Information…
Measures to improve pedestrian crossings, provide a high-quality cycleway and improve bus service reliability are to be introduced in the…
Long ago, the Danes adopted a proactive and protective approach toward pedestrians. Here’s an excerpt Danish Traffic Act § 27:…
In addition to public health guidelines, active transportation has several concepts that should be pursued in parallel. The first concept…
A walkable city prioritizes people over roads and parking lots by ensuring they can safely access everything they need without…
These projects could include activities such as the following: Create a network of active transportation facilities Integrate active transportation facilities…
Move Ahead Washington is ambitious in its scope, requiring the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to “identify gaps that…
These days, pedestrians waiting to cross the street are apt to be looking down at their phones—checking email, responding to texts and…
WalkBoston leading a walk audit in Worcester for travel trainers from Worcester, New Bedford, Lawrence and Boston, along with staff…
There’s a mystery on the streets of Hollywood in Los Angeles. A series of striped crosswalks suddenly appeared at a…
An all new edition of our popular guide for how to assess and report on the safety and walkability of…
SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, has awarded $2,812,081 in Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) funding for four projects for…
The Austin Transportation Department (ATD) is starting a pilot program to improve pedestrian safety in East Austin as a crosswalk goes high-tech. The new…
Electric scooters have disrupted micromobility worldwide, causing injuries and a fair load of resentment among pedestrians. Operators are now hoping…
People with disabilities who don’t drive are being left behind by accessibility efforts that ignore their unique and diverse needs…
The city’s transportation department has been installing a new grid of bike routes in Belmont Cragin and Hermosa, two predominantly…
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