Pedestrian Infrastructure
Talking Headways Podcast: Running to Work
Bridge engineer Daniel Baxter on his almost daily running commute in Minneapolis.
May 15, 2025
‘The Carnage is Intolerable’: Rep. Jamie Raskin on Why Bike Safety is Becoming Bipartisan
"We need to reject any insinuation that it's not a national priority to make local roads safer."
April 1, 2025
Cities Have One Less Excuse Not To Install Accessible Pedestrian Signals
America has new accessibility guidelines for public streets, but that doesn't mean that they're being implemented everywhere. A new cheap, fast signal technology hopes to get them off the shelf.
February 13, 2025
Does Daylighting Work? NYC DOT Questions The Accepted Wisdom
An agency committed to Vision Zero now says that cars blocking a driver's view is safe. Huh?
January 24, 2025
Drivers Keep Hitting Pedestrians In Front of An Iconic St. Louis Ice Cream Shop. Advocates Are Fighting Back.
A series of crashes outside a popular St. Louis landmark carries a larger lesson about traffic violence, and the cost of government inaction.
January 22, 2025
Why Americans Don’t Walk: A Forgotten Centennial
“Nobody walks in LA,” sang Missing Persons in 1982. The New Wave band could have been singing about most of America. How did it get this way? Why is it so hard to walk in most American cities, towns and suburbs? Why does the United States have the worst pedestrian safety record among peer countries? And what can we do about it?
January 21, 2025
This Chicago Stadium Could Go From a Sea of Sprawling Parking Lots to a Bustling, Walkable Pedestrian District
As it stands today, Chicago’s United Center — the home of the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks professional sports franchises — is surrounded by a sea of parking lots with thousands of parking spaces. All that could change soon.
January 15, 2025
New Federal Infrastructure Grants Awarded: Many in California
The USDOT will award infrastructure grants in a range of programs, and California will receive about $260 million for a mixed bag of 26 different projects.
January 8, 2025
America Walks Community Change Grant Applications for 2024 Are Open
America Walks organizes the annual Community Change Grants program to support organizations working to make walking safer and more inviting. Here's how to get one.
December 16, 2024
Modified ‘Jaywalking’ Repeal Passes NYC Council
Walk this way, the Council says. But will the mayor sign it?
September 26, 2024
