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Florida Found Most Dangerous Place for Pedestrians

Four Florida metropolitan areas recently ranked as the most dangerous places for pedestrians, according to a survey by Transportation America.
16 August 2011 - 10:00am
New York Times

Drunk Driving Crackdown In Beijing

Traffic safety is an emerging issue in China, and officials are treating drunk driving, the cause of more than 50% of traffic fatalities, severely - so much so that a new business is flourishing: chauffeur service.
25 July 2011 - 7:00am
Bloomberg Businessweek via SF Chronicle

The Difference Between Roads and Streets

Tao Rugkhapan reports on the etiology traffic accidents which are becoming all to common in Bangkok as vehicle speeds increase along with lane tolerances and the number of elevated expressways.
15 January 2011 - 11:00am
This Big City

Road Safety Bill Aimed at Cars and Bikes

A new road safety bill up for consideration in Washington would increase rules and regulations for motorists and cyclists.
5 January 2011 - 11:00am
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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America's Faulty, Dangerous Transportation Systems

Safety is an escalating issue in America across the maritime, air, highway and rail networks, as revealed in this extensive investigation by The Center for Public Integrity and News21.
1 October 2010 - 11:00am
NEWS21

Report Finds Driving Down, Roads In Good Condition

A new report from The Reason Foundation finds that the nation's roads and highways are in the best shape of the last 19 years. The authors contend that this fact is largely a result of fewer people driving due to the recession.
11 September 2010 - 7:00am
The Reason Foundation
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Bike Lanes Make Streets Safer for Pedestrians

A new study from the New York City Department of Transportation shows that streets with painted bike lanes are 40% less dangerous for pedestrians, among other findings.
30 August 2010 - 10:00am
Tri-State Transportation Campaign

Reducing Cyclist-Pedestrian Accidents in Japan

New rules in Japan say that cyclists are liable for accidents between themselves and pedestrians, especially on the country's sidewalks.
21 August 2010 - 1:00pm
The Mainichi Daily Times

Street Interventions In Brazil

Activists in Brazil took advantage of their country's fascination with the World Cup to take to the empty streets and paint messages encouraging safer use of the roads.
18 August 2010 - 9:00am
The City Fix

The Most Dangerous Road in Georgia

Blueprint America reports from suburban Atlanta, where getting to the other side of the road is nothing to take for granted.
28 July 2010 - 12:00pm
PBS - Blueprint America
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Road Diet Crash Reduction Variations Studied By DOT

This 4-page summary report (PDF) is a summary of a technical paper attempting to show differences in the reduction in road crashes that result from road diets.
12 July 2010 - 6:00am
The Highway Safety Information System (U.S. DOT-FHWA)

NYC Kids are Safer Because They Ride Public Transit More

A recent study shows that traffic fatality rates are lower for children in areas where public transit is widely used.
2 July 2010 - 5:00am
TheCityFix DC

Gainesville Tracks Drivers Yielding to Pedestrians

Police in Gainesville, Florida are trying to encourage drivers to be more cautious of pedestrians with a new sign and driver tracking program that tracks how many drivers are yielding to pedestrians.
8 May 2010 - 11:00am
The Gainesville Sun
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Traffic Accidents Poised to Become the 5th Leading Cause of Death by 2030

The Infrastructurist examines a new infographic published by the World Health Organization (WHO) as part of their Global Status Report.
13 March 2010 - 1:00pm
The Infrastructurist

76,000 Pedestrian Deaths

A new report from Transportation for America reveals that over the past 15 years, 76,000 Americans have been killed while crossing or walking along a street in their community.
11 November 2009 - 2:00pm
Transportation for America
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Are Bike Lanes Less Safe?

A new study from the University of Leeds claims that drivers are more careful and leave more room for bikers when there is no bike lane.
14 September 2009 - 12:00pm
WorldChanging

London's Naked Street Experiment

London is attempting to make streets safer for cyclists and motorists by turning off traffic lights in one part of the city for a short amount of time.
7 September 2009 - 11:00am
The New York Times

America's Killer Roads

This oped takes on American street design and blames it for causing countless road injuries and deaths.
20 August 2009 - 8:00am
The Boston Globe

Study Showing Danger of Cellphone Driving Buried

The former head of the NHTSA has admitted that he was encouraged to bury the results of a study showing the mounting risk of cellphone use by drivers. The study is being released today under a Freedom of Information Act request.
21 July 2009 - 1:00pm
The New York Times
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Jess Zimbabwe

Cul-de-sacs verboten?: Tim Kaine and Roman Polanski on dead-end streets

Tue, 03/31/2009 - 07:20

As you may have heard in yesterday's Planetizen Podcast, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine doesn't like cul-de-sacs.

Most news reports on the story have claimed that the state is "forbidding," "banning," or even "outlawing" the cul-de-sac. In fact, Virginia municipalities can still design, build, and approve any road patterns they wish, but the State will no longer agree to foot the bill for the ongoing maintenance of cul-de-sacs. The news item came up in a staff meeting yesterday and one colleague told us that a friend he was having dinner with declared the move "Un-American!"

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