A planner makes the case for lower its speed limits in an unlikely city.
City of Houston Planner Christopher Andrews pens an op-ed for the Houston Chronicle (originally published on his personal blog, Not of it.), calling for drivers to reduce their speeds around the city of Houston.
Andrews follows the leadership of New York's Vision Zero initiative, which recently reduced the citywide speed limit from 30 to 25 mph. According to Andrews, the case for lowering speed limits is particularly pertinent in Houston: "It's easy to make the case that Houston needs to slow down. Recent studies show that among large cities, Houston ranks above average for bicycle and pedestrian deaths, and that our average number of such deaths has risen. As Houston grows denser, and as more people choose to walk or bike here, that danger will naturally grow."
FULL STORY: Hey, downtown: You need to slow down.
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