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Exploring the Impacts of Street Layout on the Frequency of Pedestrian Crashes
Source: Journal of Safety Research
Investigates the impacts of street layout on the frequency of pedestrian crashes by examining the interactive pattern of built environment, crossing facilities, and road characteristics.
Read More >Adolescents’ Perceptions of Walking and Bicycling to School and Home-to-School Distance
Source: Journal of Transport & Health
Finds that adolescents’ perceptions of walking and bicycling differ based on home-to-school distance.
Read More >Source: The Conversation
Finds that women in most cities achieve as much active travel time as men, however, by being more likely to walk and less likely to cycle, women’s access to the city is significantly limited.
Read More >Source: TheMayor.eu
Reports that Stockholm, Sweden is working on a project that will provide visualizations of the real time levels of nitrogen dioxide (NOx) and microparticles (PM10) pollutants on mobile apps to help people walking and biking plan their trips around the city to avoid the most polluted areas on any particular day.
Read More >Complete Streets in Pittsburgh, PA Vital for Improving Public Health
Source: Smart Growth America
Describes in text and via a brief video how Pittsburgh, PA used its complete streets policy and updated street design guidelines as a blueprint to design and build safer street networks that provide mobility for all.
Read More >Streetfilms: New York City Cargo Bike Revolution for Carrying Kids
Source: Treehugger
Describes a recent Streetfilms video about the increase in cargo bike use in New York City, primarily to carry children rather than cargo, and cites the challenge of parking heavier, larger cargo bikes.
Read More >The Impact of Quick and Creative Street Projects in Massachusetts
Source: Barr Foundation, The Lawrence & Lillian Solomon Foundation
Describes innovative, rapid response pedestrian, bicycle, transit and public space projects built across Massachusetts in response to the pandemic and their impacts.
Read More >Source: 8 80 Cities
Offers guidance and good practices for creative and inclusive winter placemaking from communities of all sizes and provides a Winter Cities Toolkit.
Read More >Source: Planopedia
Defines and describes walkability, how it is measured, factors and policies that improve it, and provides links to relevant resources.
Read More >Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Presents the differences in the prevalence of physical inactivity in the US by race/ethnicity and location.
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