Walking Archives — Page 11 of 31

LaSpata’s ordinance would remove reference to traffic “accidents” from Municipal Code

It's common to refer to serious crashes as "accidents," implying they're unavoidable, when it's actually possible to reduce crashes through better roadway design and public policy.

John Greenfield

April 5, 2021

LaSpata’s ordinance would remove reference to traffic “accidents” from Municipal Code

Streetsblog Chicago |Driving

Police chases killed 3 bystanders in Chicago last year – It’s time to rethink the policy

In what circumstances does any immediate danger the suspect presents to the public outweigh the potential for endangering officers, suspects, and innocent bystanders?

Sharon Hoyer

March 22, 2021

Streetsblog Massachusetts |Bicycling

New ‘Controlling Criteria’ Will Make Sidewalks, Bike Lanes a Default Feature In State Road Projects

While many state highway bureaucracies treat bike, pedestrian, and transit infrastructure as an afterthought, new MassDOT highway engineering guidelines will require traffic engineers to include sidewalks, crosswalks, bus stops, and high-quality bike facilities when they design upgrades for the Commonwealth’s major roadways. In a directive adopted in January 2020, MassDOT formally adopted three new “controlling […]

Christian MilNeil

March 22, 2021

Streetsblog Chicago |Chicago

Most people in Chicagoland can access COVID vaccination sites via transit

How do we make it easier for people across the region to access vaccinations without driving?

Steven Vance

March 17, 2021

Streetsblog Chicago |Bicycling

CDOT to the feds: The new draft of the MUTCD is still way too car-centric

Transportation chief Gia Biagi argued in a letter to the FWHA that the draft version of the next edition of the manual is "far too focused on motor vehicle operations and perpetuates the status quo."

John Greenfield

March 12, 2021

Mobility Justice

This Year’s List of the Most Dangerous Cities for Walkers Is Unacceptably Familiar

Every single state in America but one has gotten more dangerous for walkers in the last two years — and the only one that didn't only managed to maintain its abysmal rate of walking fatalities, rather than reducing it.

Kea Wilson

March 10, 2021

Streetsblog Chicago |COVID-19

Food, mobility justice advocates join forces at the Chicago Food Justice Summit

Speakers discussed the relationship between safe conditions for pedestrians and good transit access with food security and nutrition.

Sharon Hoyer

March 3, 2021

Streetsblog Chicago |Eyes on the Street

Better Streets calls on the city to develop a plan for municipal sidewalk snow removal

The group has launched a new campaign and petition, with almost 1,250 signatures, to exhort the city of Chicago to take charge of winter sidewalk clearance.

John Greenfield

February 15, 2021

Streetsblog Chicago |Bicycling

Could a network of Slow Streets circuits speed pandemic recovery?

Streetsblog reader Nate Hutcheson brainstormed a system of Slow Streets designed as a community and economic development strategy.

John Greenfield

January 27, 2021

Jaywalking

Virginia Policy Could End Jaywalking Stops

A new Virginia law will prohibit police from utilizing one of the most outrageous pretexts to harass people of color: walking in the street outside of a designated crosswalk.

Kea Wilson

January 4, 2021

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