A string of fatalities has residents and commuters alike ready to explore new options, such as a complete streets plan, to improve the safety of the neighborhood's streets.
Ed Blazina reports on a brewing debate in the Oakland neighborhood in Pittsburgh.
"Traffic through Oakland has been at the forefront since last month after a bicyclist was killed in a chain-reaction crash on Forbes Avenue and a Wilkinsburg couple died after getting off a bus near Petersen Events Center. Bike Pittsburgh and others have called on the city, state and the University of Pittsburgh to make safety changes, including better enforcement, but the city said it wants to wait until it finishes two studies — one on a proposed Bus Rapid Transit link between Uptown and Oakland and the other a National Complete Streets Coalition look at improvements."
The article is informed by the insights of Port Authority bus drivers, who share their experiences traffic safety in the neighborhood. The overwhelming feed of the feedback from bus drivers: people don't pay attention.
Read the full story: Viewing Oakland through the windshield of a Port Authority bus driver
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