Follow BikeBlips on Twitter
Blog Reactions
Streetsblog Los Angeles: The National Perspective: New Report Maps the Gap Between Pedestrian Risks and Federal Safety Aid
Streetsblog New York City: Pennies for Pedestrians: NY State Spends Small on Street Safety
Bike Pittsburgh: Post-Gazette: Group urges more attention to pedestrian safety
Reactions
 |
Reading the new report, Dangerous by Design. Atlanta is the 10th most dangerous city for pedestrians. http://tinyurl.com/yhhoxg9 2 days ago |
 |
http://t4america.org/resources/dangerousbydesign/ New research on America's deadly highways - especially deadly for pedestrians. 2 days ago |
 |
Only last wk report came out saying FL most dangerous st 4 peds. Orlando was #1. http://bit.ly/2QajWe 3 days ago |
The National Perspective: New Report Maps the Gap Between Pedestrian Risks and Federal Safety Aid
Streetsblog Los Angeles —
... The top 10 most dangerous cities for pedestrians. (Chart: Dangerous by Design report)
If
the equivalent of one jumbo jet full of Americans died every month, the
resulting public outcry would be deafening. Or would it?
Anne Canby, the former ...
Pennies for Pedestrians: NY State Spends Small on Street Safety
Streetsblog New York City —
... It's not news that a half-century of transportation spending to accommodate the automobile has made the typical American city hazardous and hostile to people on foot. But it's shocking how we still devote so few resources to correcting those mistakes. A new report released today by a coalition of advocacy groups, including Transportation for America and the ...
Post-Gazette: Group urges more attention to pedestrian safety
Bike Pittsburgh —
... Bike Pittsburgh is an active supporter of Transportation for America. To read the Dangerous by Designs report, click here. ...
Breakfast links I: Peds, bikes, trees and parks
Greater Greater Washington —
Dangerous By Design
bello velo —
... in this figure, but people of all ages and all walks of life have been struck down in the simple act of walking. These deaths typically are labeled “accidents,” and attributed to error on the part of motorist or pedestrian. In fact, however, an overwhelming proportion share a similar factor: They occurred along roadways that were dangerous by design, streets that were engineered for speeding cars and made little or no provision for people on foot, in wheelchairs or on a bicycle. read more here ...
Providence Spent the Most on Pedestrian Projects?
Bike Providence —
... I’m still combing my way through the Dangerous by Design report conducted by Transportation for America, but my initial reaction is one of disbelief and disconnect. One factor I’m really curious about is whether the data is normalized to reflect the number of trips made by foot or bicycle compared to the total number of trips made. I can’t believe the study wouldn’t account for this, but off the top of my head, it’s the only quick answer I can come up with. ...
Considering Pedestrian Safety And Walkability In Louisville
Streetsblog.net —
... The big news so far this week is that if you walk in the Louisville Metro area, you’re taking your life into your own hands. A new report called Dangerous by Design co-authored by the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership and Transportation for America reveals that Louisville is the 7th most dangerous metropolitan area over one million people for pedestrians. That’s right, it’s more dangerous to be a pedestrian in Louisville than in notoriously bad pedestrian environments such as Houston or Las Vegas. ...
Breakfast links: Good reporting, bad reporting
Greater Greater Washington —
... Walking doesn't move cars, so what's the point?: Here's one reason Houston is the eighth worst large metro for pedestrians: They don't believe walking is transportation. One Harris County Commissioner's spokesman ...
Around the Country, Calls for Pedestrian Safety Grow Louder
Streetsblog New York City —
... The Dangerous by Design report on pedestrian fatalities from Transportation for America and the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership has been getting a lot of attention from the ...
Around the Country, Calls for Pedestrian Safety Grow Louder
Streetsblog Los Angeles —
... The Dangerous by Design
report on pedestrian fatalities from Transportation for America and the
Surface Transportation Policy Partnership has been getting a lot of
attention from the ...
Getting across the street
Greater Greater Washington —
... Virginia ranks last among states in spending on pedestrian and bicycle projects per capita, according to a report released Tuesday by Transportation for America and the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership. ...
Bike items that have little to nothing to do with DC (11/15/09)
TheWashCycle —
States aren't using all of their bike and pedestrian money and pedestrian safety is suffering. Using Federal Highway Administration records, the report's authors
found an average of 1.5 percent of federal transportation spending is
focused on pedestrian and bicycle safety, while pedestrians alone
account for 11.5 percent of traffic fatalities. The Post picked up this story as well, and gave more of a local slant. An average of $1.39 a person was spent on pedestrian and bicycle safety
projects in the 52 ...
Secretary of Transportation LaHood calls for safer roadways for pedestrians and bicyclists
BikeDenver.org —
... released a valuable report called Dangerous By Design. Yesterday I met with James Corless of t4America and a few of his colleagues from other interest groups about this report and its conclusions. ...
U.S. DOT Secretary Gets a Message on Pedestrian Safety
Streetsblog New York City —
... reports on the meeting T4A and several of its partners had with U.S. DOT Secretary Ray LaHood on Monday. The meeting was to deliver a petition with more than 4,100 signatures gathered after last week's release of the "Dangerous by Design" report on pedestrian fatalities: ...
U.S. DOT Secretary Gets a Message on Pedestrian Safety
Streetsblog Los Angeles —
... reports on the meeting T4A and several of its partners had with U.S.
DOT Secretary Ray LaHood on Monday. The meeting was to deliver a
petition with more than 4,100 signatures gathered after last week's
release of the "Dangerous by Design" report on pedestrian fatalities: ...
