The Overdue Pedestrianization of Chicago's Streets
To be released at the end of the year, the Draft Chicago Pedestrian Plan will primarily address safety issues that street users experience for decades.
"The plan will establish specific goals on safety, pushing for an end to auto-pedestrian fatalities in 10 years, and reduce walker injuries by vehicles by 50 percent every five years. Thirty-four people were killed and 3,130 injured in pedestrian-related crashes in 2009. Both numbers are down from 2005, though the numbers do not trend consistently lower," writes Micah Maidenberg for The Architect's Newspaper.
"The varied walking experience in different Chicago neighborhoods poses challenges for planners creating a citywide document," he adds.
Full Story:
Published on Friday, August 12, 2011 in
Topics
- America's Largest Suburb Flirts With Urbanization
- Gentrification, for Better and Worse
- The Scourge of Setbacks
- 'Plansplaining' and its Discontents
- Seattle's New Seawall: An Experiment in Climate Adaptation and Habitat Restoration
- YIMBYs Attacked from the (Far) Left
- Ramps to Help Ducks in and out of the Capitol Reflecting Pool Make a Big Splash
- Is Houston a City of the (Demographic) Future?
- Friday Eye Candy: A Mobile App That Provides a Historic Window Into New York
- Op-Ed: The Shortcomings of Matthew Desmond's 'Evicted'
- San Diego Mayor: Recycled Wastewater Program Will Be a Model
- Comparing the Differences in Property Taxes Around the United States
- Dan Savage: Doing Something Real About Gentrification and Displacement
- The 'City Design Project' Aims to Make Atlanta an Intentional City
- A Scathing Critique of Elon Musk's Big Tunneling Idea
- The Walking Classroom Benefits Body and Mind
- A First Look at Apple's New Corporate Headquarters
- Court Ruling Could Be a Final Setback for Maryland Purple Line Extension
- As Big Box Retailers Fade, New Uses Are Springing Up
- Court Decision Makes it Final: Washington State Owes $2 Billion for Culvert Repairs
