Shortly after the Dangerous by Design report came out, I filled out a letter at the Rails to Trails website to be sent to the Florida Legislature on the subject. I just got a form-letter reply from Speaker Larry Cretul that I’d like to share.
Thank you for your e-mail regarding the safety of pedestrians and [...]
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Tallahassee Responds to ‘Dangerous by Design’
Complexity Visualized
The Rickenbacker is the heart of South Florida’s recreational bicycle scene. Indeed, a recent Saturday morning count found 950 bicyclists entering the Causeway from the hours of 6:30am – 9:00am.
And while recent bicycle lane improvements have done much to improve safety along the Causeway, it’s entrance/exit at the Miami Avenue-Brickell-Avenue-South Dixie Highway-Southeast 26th Road intersections [...]
Seattle Lights The Way
Streetfilms has produced a short film demonstrating an innovative pedestrian crosswalk design in Seattle.
One has to wonder if such design could have helped save Dr. Robert Geronemus on Brickell Avenue, Ashley Nicole Valdes on SW 80th Street, and Mario Reyes on the MacArthur Causeway.
DARPA Urban Challenge: Autonomous Cars
The DARPA Urban Challenge is over, and the winners have been announced. Six out of 11 cars crossed the finish line, completely autonomous without a human driver anywhere. Why do we care about this? Because cars that drive themselves have the potential to be much safer and increase the capacity of existing [...]
