Day: April 4, 2013

Drivers turning left are a leading cause of pedestrian crashes in urban areas. Where drivers can only turn left with a green left-turn arrow, pedestrians are more protected. But when drivers are watching oncoming traffic for a chance to make their turn, they tend not to be as vigilant as they should to watch for pedestrians. In fact, 5 to 11 percent of drivers don’t look for pedestrians in the crosswalk at all.

This is it: our last Parking Madness match-up before the Final Four. And it's going to be a good one.

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In Indianapolis, like many American regions, some important changes to transportation policy are off-limits without approval from the state government. In the case of a proposed transit funding package that would raise revenue through a 0.3 percent income tax levy, that means a bill needs to get through the statehouse before the people of Indianapolis can even vote on whether they want to expand the bus and rail network.

Monthly meeting of San Francisco's official public representative to the Board of Supervisors on pedestrian issues. This month's topics include Supervisor Scott Wiener's proposed legislation to streamline pedestrian safety upgrades, and an update on Sloat Boulevard.

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