Entries for tag "safe-streets"

World Day of Remembrance Seattle

World Day of Remembrance is a UN affiliated world-wide event to commemorate victims of traffic violence  http://worlddayofremembrance.org/   Vision Zero Seattle, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways and other local groups are taking part: https://www.facebook.com/events/268515693545860/ Memorial Gathering at City Hall Thursday, November 17th 2016 at NOON City Hall lobby 5th & Cherry Distribute silhouettes to put up locally. Hear from first responders and from families whose loved ones were killed in Seattle traffic. ALL …

Social Justice in the Crosswalk

Dec 9, 2015 By Robyn Kwon

Is walking across the crosswalks in Seattle more dangerous for certain people with different ethnic backgrounds? During a summer observational field experiment, we tested the hypothesis to see if drivers’ behavior exposes racial or sex bias towards pedestrians. Our results found that White males had a shorter wait time and lower average number of vehicles that passed before a vehicle stopped compared to Black …