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Using Data to Foster Biking and Walking to School
Monday, July 11th, 2016Guest on The Infra Blog: Martha Roskowski, Vice President of Local Innovation, PeopleForBikes
Tuesday, June 21st, 2016
Martha Roskowski directs PeopleForBikes’ Green Lane Project, jumpstarting protected bike lanes and low-cost street retrofits in U.S. cities. Martha enjoys being part of the PeopleForBikes team and the way protected bike lanes turn a busy street into a comfortable and inviting place to ride.
“…What’s happening is there’s this realization that if you provide people with safe and comfortable places to ride by creating protected bike lanes on big, busy streets, by connecting them to completely separated pathways and side streets where the volume and speed of traffic is low, that people will ride. So they’re not crazy to not be out there on the streets today. The good news is that there’s rapid progress. In transportation terms there’s pretty rapid progress toward retrofitting streets to provide those spaces where people feel safe, and they are safe.”
View this complete post...Saratoga Springs, NY: It’s Time for Bike Lanes
Friday, June 10th, 2016
A short movie about Broadway in Saratoga Springs and how bike lanes can be added to greatly provide a safe and less stressful space for bike riders.
View this complete post...San Diego, CA: Fixing a Broken Intersection in City Heights
Thursday, April 14th, 2016
District 9 Council Representative Rudy Vargas-Lima, confirmed that the City will move forward creating a “marked crosswalk” with “rectangular rapid flash beacons” and that the project is funded, but not scheduled at this time…The intersection falls just outside the El Cajon Mobility Study, an ongoing project to develop infrastructure improvements that benefit the Rapid Bus service and make the corridor more friendly to pedestrians and cyclists.
View this complete post...Tennessee DOT: Safety Message Contest 2016
Thursday, January 21st, 2016
It’s back! TDOT is once again holding a contest to see who can come up with the best safety message for the Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) on the interstates. – See more at: http://www.tn.gov/tdot/article/dms #WhatsYourSign
View this complete post...Pedestrians and Cyclists: Cities, States, and DOTs Are Implementing Actions to Improve Safety
Friday, January 1st, 2016
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
Walking and biking are becoming increasingly popular modes of transportation: nearly a million more people reported walking or biking to work in 2013 than in 2005. While total traffic fatalities declined from 2004 through 2013 (the most recent year for which data are available), this was not matched by a similar decline in pedestrian and cyclist fatalities. GAO was asked to review pedestrian and cyclist safety data and challenges in addressing this issue. This report examines: (1) trends in pedestrian and cyclist fatalities and injuries from 2004 through 2013 and characteristics of these fatalities and injuries; (2) safety initiatives selected states and cities have implemented and their views on challenges in addressing this issue; and (3) actions taken by DOT to help improve safety.
Vision Zero: Safe Streets for Washington, DC
Thursday, December 24th, 2015
DISTRICT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The goal of Vision Zero is straight-forward: zero fatalities and serious injuries in our transportation system, because no loss of life is acceptable. Vision Zero was first adopted in Sweden in 1997. Since then, fatal and serious injuries in Sweden have consistently declined, despite a regular increase in people driving, walking, biking, and using transit.
Walk Lobby TV: Why Transportation Professionals Need Intervention
Tuesday, December 1st, 2015
When a friend has a pattern of behavior that brings harm to other people, what do you do? Intervene…American society is quick to talk about treatment for self-destructive behaviors that lead to dangerous situations for others. But what about transportation professionals?
View this complete post...Pedestrians Using Wheelchairs at Greater Risk
Wednesday, November 25th, 2015
BMJ OPEN
This study has identified a significant disparity in road crash mortality risk between pedestrians who use wheelchairs and those who do not. These findings underscore the need for policymakers and planners to fully incorporate disability accommodations into pedestrian infrastructure and for persons who use wheelchairs—and others with disabilities—to remain a salient population when road safety interventions are designed. Finally, additional research to better understand would be valuable to better understand what causes the disparities identified in this study.
Study: Green Buildings Foster Better Cognitive Function
Thursday, November 5th, 2015
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