Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Pedestrian Safety

From Transportation Alternatives in New York: City Pedestrian Crossings Are Discriminatory by Design

By Damien Newton | | 1 Comment
A story on Streetsblog yesterday covered a report by the reform group Transportation Alternatives showing what many have already guessed. Because of the size of many "urban boulevards" and the short cross time granted, most urban roads are discriminatory to elderly pedestrians. I’ll let T.A.’s Deputy Director of Planning, Carla Quintero, take it from here. […]

AP discovers old foe for peds…

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This weekend the AP reported on a not-very well known stastical reality: ending daylight savings time is a killer for pedestrians. After clocks are turned back this weekend, pedestrians walking during theevening rush hour are nearly three times more likely to be struck and killed bycars than before the time change, two scientists calculate. Ending […]

A safe Halloween

By Damien Newton | | 1 Comment
A pre-Halloween note at streetsblog last week had a list of safety tips prepared by NYCDOT for costumed kiddees and drivers on the holiday. Curiosity raised, I checked to see if LADOT had a similar list. If they do, I can’t find it anywhere…maybe because I’m planning on going as Clark Kent for the second […]

National Safety Stats on Light Rail

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Often, when NIMBY forces are pushing against a proposed transit project, there is usually one argument that the rail opponents rally around. Many times these arguments are red herrings, but every now and then the opposition is on to something. In the case of the Expo Line, the local opposition has rallied around the idea […]