Road safety in High Point has long been a concern. But when pedestrian James St. Clair was killed last December, SDOT began looking at long-term solutions. Some improvements have already been made and more are on the way. On October 22, all are invited to the first meeting of the 35th Avenue SW Road Safety Project, a "multi-year effort to enhance safety for all users through street improvements, increased …
Courtesy of PeopleForBikes
"Every new bike project should strive to be usable by a 12-year-old." That's the simple takeaway of PeopleForBikes' new "Build It for Isabella" campaign. The reasoning goes, if it works for Isabella, a 12-year-old eager to explore her neighborhood by bike, then it will probably work pretty well for the rest of us. The idea is one legacy of Roger Geller's groundbreaking theory that there …
Example of a shared street in Boston.
Dongho Chang, Chief Traffic Engineer for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) visited Ballard Greenways for their monthly meeting to discuss the idea of making 22nd Ave NW a pedestrian prioritized street, or shared street. Shared streets, where "pedestrian activity is high and vehicle volumes are either low or discouraged," can increase commercial activity as well as make people aware of slow-moving …