Tag: transportation alternatives

June 26, 2023

WA pedestrian deaths were down in 2022, but still far above pre-pandemic levels – UPDATED

The good news is that the horrific increase in pedestrian deaths Washington State saw in 2021 did not continue to increase in 2022. But that’s the end of the good news in this story. Preliminary counts in a recent report from the Governors Highway Safety Association show that an estimated 130 pedestrians were killed in…
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tagged: deaths, double barrel traffic lanes, governors highway safety association, transportation alternatives, washington state
November 17, 2016

NYC safe streets organization: We Stand with Black Lives Matter

Ever since the election of Donald Trump, we’ve been asking what this means for safe streets organizations. The need for groups to recognize the obvious intersections of safe, healthy streets and social justice is nothing new, but threats and rhetoric by President-elect Trump and some of his closest advisors dramatically ups the urgency. We already…
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tagged: black lives matter, Donald Trump, transportation alternatives