Pedestrian Infrastructure
Three Simple Ways to Make Cities More Walkable
America doesn’t need an ambitious pedestrian safety target. We need seven of them.
February 25, 2020
Hello, 2020, What Do You Have in Store?
This year, America will vote for a new president. We also have a chance to define what kind of country we want to be, depending on how we address these 11 vital transportation-related issues.
January 2, 2020
Joe Biden Doesn’t Go Far Enough On Transit
Please wake us when the Democratic 2020 candidates get serious about transit in the 21st century.
November 18, 2019
Op-Ed: Hey, Reporters, Stop Blaming Crashes on the Victims
A new academic paper argues that a shift away from the victim-blaming of most news coverage of traffic crashes involving pedestrians could improve the lackluster policy debate around vehicle violence.
November 18, 2019
Trump Shifts Obama Transit Funding to Roads
Obama allocated 28 percent of federal grants to transit. It's 8.5 percent under Trump. And funding for bike and pedestrian projects dropped to zero.
November 13, 2019
NYC to Help Pedestrians Near the Tree
October 30, 2019
Memphis is the Most Dangerous Place to Walk
But progress on pedestrian safety is moving slowly (unlike Bluff City drivers!).
October 29, 2019
Atlanta’s Transit Flaws Are State’s Fault
Atlanta is set to spend more than half a billion dollars to build a 22-mile light rail line — but the vital public infrastructure won't likely be done until 2050 because the city isn't getting state or federal funding. And that's the problem.
September 25, 2019
City Officials Seek To Mold the Future of Driverless Cars
Using autonomous vehicles as a chance to shape streets for people.
September 10, 2019
Seattle May Try to Replicate Barcelona’s ‘Superblocks’
A City Councilwoman wants to turn a six-block area of Capitol Hill into a low-traffic biking and pedestrian zone.
September 6, 2019
