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Walkers, be careful out there (video)

October 23, 2009

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
community, pedestrians, safety, smartgrowth, streets, transportation, walking

Streetfilms has come through again with a great (if unsettling) 2-minute video on the hazards of crossing city streets.  It was shot in New York, but it could have been made in any number of places where car-pedestrian interactions are...continued

Streets for seniors: a video look at issues and remedies

July 1, 2009

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably

Tags:
community, completestreets, neighborhood, pedestrians, safety, smartercities, smartgrowth, traffic, walking

Streetfilms has released a great short video about how our streets and traffic patterns pose particular challenges to senior citizens on foot.  With the assistance of New York City's Transportation Alternatives, that city's impressive DOT has begun an earnest look...continued

Undercover . . . pedestrians?

August 6, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably

Tags:
chicago, pedestrians, police, streetcrossing, undercover, walkability

 Continuing the walkability theme, Chicago is now using undercover police to pose as ordinary pedestrians in order to remind motorists to yield the right of way.  Sounds like a job I’d rather not volunteer for, but the way it works...continued

Kaid Benfield
Kaid Benfield
Director, Smart Growth Program
Washington, DC
Co-founder, LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system; co-founder, Smart Growth America coalition; author, Once There...
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