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Posted on October 28, 2020

We Asked NHTSA to Rewrite the Pedestrian Safety Playbook

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) declared October to be Pedestrian Safety Month – which was a laudable first for them. But the “Pedestrian Safety Playbook” they put out to support local public education efforts badly missed the mark. Put simply, NHTSA focused on behavior change, and particularly pedestrian…

Posted on October 26, 2020

How Can Walking Advocates and Leaders Address Transportation Equity for Latino Communities?

This month we were grateful to co-host the Twitter Chat, How to Address Transportation Equity for Latino Communities, hosted by Salud America as part of their regular #SaludTues Twitter Chats. Check out this recap of our points and some supportive links to relevant resources. 1. In what ways has an…

Posted on October 13, 2020

We Can’t Walk If We Can’t Breathe: The Imperative for Racial Equity

This is a guest blog written by Lawrence T. Brown, the proud grandson and son of Mississippi Delta sharecroppers and preachers. Lawrence is a visiting associate professor at the University of Wisconsin. His research examines the impact of historical trauma on community health. In June 2018, he was honored by OSI Baltimore…

Posted on September 11, 2020

The Federal Government Can Spur Dramatic Transformation for Pedestrian Safety (if it so chooses)

The following blog is a set of people-first policy recommendations that America Walks’ Executive Director Mike McGinn recently sent to the US Department of Transportation. Dear USDOT, Thank you for requesting input on pedestrian safety. Pedestrian deaths reached a 30-year high in 2019. They have increased 60% in the last ten years. Traffic…

Posted on August 20, 2019

How Can Walking Advocates and Leaders Address Transportation Equity for Latino Communities?

This month we were grateful to co-host the Twitter Chat, How to Address Transportation Equity for Latino Communities, hosted by Salud America as part of their regular #SaludTues Twitter Chats. Check out this recap of our points and some supportive links to relevant resources. 1. In what ways has an ethnocentric approach to urban and…

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We Asked NHTSA to Rewrite the Pedestrian Safety Playbook

How Can Walking Advocates and Leaders Address Transportation Equity for Latino Communities?

We Can’t Walk If We Can’t Breathe: The Imperative for Racial Equity

The Federal Government Can Spur Dramatic Transformation for Pedestrian Safety (if it so chooses)

How Can Walking Advocates and Leaders Address Transportation Equity for Latino Communities?

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