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Congestion Relief Zone is Also a CRASH Relief Zone: Data
Congestion pricing critics will have one less reason to say the toll isn't working
January 23, 2025
Drivers Keep Hitting Pedestrians In Front of An Iconic St. Louis Ice Cream Shop. Advocates Are Fighting Back.
A series of crashes outside a popular St. Louis landmark carries a larger lesson about traffic violence, and the cost of government inaction.
Christian Frommelt
January 21, 2025
Why Americans Don’t Walk: A Forgotten Centennial
“Nobody walks in LA,” sang Missing Persons in 1982. The New Wave band could have been singing about most of America. How did it get this way? Why is it so hard to walk in most American cities, towns and suburbs? Why does the United States have the wors...
Peter Norton
January 20, 2025
What the Potential Pedestrianization of Europe’s Busiest Shopping Street Can Teach U.S. Cities
Oxford Street is poised for a pedestrian-friendly makeover. What can the U.S. learn from their journey to get there?
Richard Berry
December 1, 2024
How to Defeat Car Culture in America’s Deadliest City for Pedestrians
"How do you market hundreds of miles of ‘road diets’ in the car capital of the nation?"
Josh Vredevoogd
October 8, 2024
My Favorite Bay Area Bridge Is The Coliseum BART Pedestrian Bridge
...it also means an end to a 51-year chapter for the Coliseum BART Pedestrian Bridge.
Justin Bai
September 30, 2024
Friday Video: What It’s Like to Walk In Pedestrian-Unfriendly Florida
Advocates in the Sunshine State are casting daylight on the state's raging pedestrian safety crisis, and what it will take to finally stop the bloodshed.
August 8, 2024
People Walking, Biking, Busing Count — And We Should Count Them, Literally
Crash death statistics alone are not enough for planning safer streets. In cities like St. Louis, though, that's sometimes all we have.
Christian Frommelt
August 7, 2024
These Are the Most Dangerous Congressional Districts for Pedestrians
The deadliest congressional districts in America are dominated by BIPOC communities — and federal officials need to step up to save the most vulnerable road users.
July 15, 2024
Six Reasons Why Native Americans Have the Highest Rate of Pedestrian Deaths
American Indians and Alaska Natives consistently report the highest rates of pedestrian deaths per capita. A recent panel unpacked why, and what to do about it.
July 10, 2024
