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‘Dangerous by Design’ report faults systematic inattention to pedestrian safety

November 12, 2009

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

Tags:
bicycling, community, driving, neighborhood, safety, smartgrowth, streetdesign, transportation, walking

  Transportation for America's website introduces its important new report, Dangerous by Design, with an attention-grabbing statistic: "In the last 15 years, more than 76,000 Americans have been killed while crossing or walking along a street in their community. More...continued

Enviros should applaud NYC’s impressive new guidelines for complete, green streets

June 10, 2009

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

Tags:
community, completestreets, greeninfrastructure, newyork, smartercities, smartgrowth, streetdesign, transportation

    New York City may have just become the state of the art when it comes to planning streets for people and the environment, not just cars and traffic.  And I'm not sure the environmental community has noticed yet,...continued

Streets are for everyone

July 30, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably

Tags:
bicycling, completestreets, simplesteps, streetdesign, transit, walkability

 How many of us have wished for a sidewalk in order to feel safer and more comfortable?  Or have viewed 6-lane arterial roads, wondering how anyone ever manages to walk across?  How many of us have ridden bikes and needed...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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