Shared Streets: A Vision

Years ago in Spokane, I saw the future of bicycling and human-centered transportation on an outing with my family, and it looked great. Here’s what I saw: People of all ages, stages, sizes and colo…

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Early pandemic I was on a panel with Warren Logan, working then on Oakland's open streets. He's now running for Oakland City Council. Great interview with him on The Overhead Wire https://theoverheadwire.com/2024/08/unedited-podcast-transcript-497-the-real-work-of-safer-streets/. Great line that maybe what should be "permanent" in street design is flexibility: play streets during summer, market streets, festival streets. Love it.

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The Overhead Wire » (Unedited) Podcast Transcript 497: The Real Work of Safer Streets

(Unedited) Podcast Transcript 497: The Real Work of Safer Streets

Potential Superblock sites for selected cities in the United States

The two datasets (blocks.zip, streets.zip) contain the simulation results of potential street classification and superblock sites of Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, Seattle and Washington, D.C. The approach is documented (1-Eggimann_2024_superblock_sites_US.pdf) and high-resolution maps are provided (2-high_resolution_maps.pdf).

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Feel the power! https://smartgrowthamerica.org/program/national-complete-streets-coalition/power-hours/

I'll be speaking in one of the Complete Streets Power Hours hosted by the National Complete Streets Coalition on Nov. 28, 9am Pacific.
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Complete Streets Power Hours: This fall on Zoom

The National Complete Streets Coalition is bringing together advocates, policymakers, and practitioners ready to move the needle for Complete Streets. In a series of three webinars this fall, panelists will discuss the importance of establishing a clear vision and commitment when crafting an effective Complete Streets policy.

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I'm representing Washington State Department of Transportation in a USDOT webinar Oct. 23 as one of the Allies in Action for the National Road Safety Strategy, focusing on our Complete Streets work. Register https://usdot.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_ryM5n7l5TMOKsJLafFWGmw#/registration. Other USDOT webinars on safety, bicycling, walking https://www.transportation.gov/pedestrian-bicycle-safety. #RoadSafety #CompleteStreets #PeopleStreets #TowardZeroDeaths #NRSS #VisionZero #biking #walking #cycling #WSDOT #WSDOTActive #accessibility
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Active Travel Academy » New ATA Podcast season

"It’s bizarre. We are a society obsessed with the safety of our children, sometimes to a ridiculous extent. Yet when it comes to the school run, the automobile remains sacred." -Taras Grescoe @straphanger https://straphanger.substack.com/p/the-case-for-car-free-school-streets #SafeRoutesNow #SchoolStreets #PeopleStreets #RoadSafety #SafetyOverSpeed #TarasGrescoe #CarCulture
The Case for Car-free "School Streets"

Europe has them, and they save kids' lives. It's time we brought them to North America.

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