WALKSAFE is an innovative program based here in South Florida. As a result of the WALKSAFE program there has been a reduction in traumatic brain injuries in children by 60% over the last 8 years. At present, the program is being emulated around the country, and bicycle advocates are partnering with them to start the [...]
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Crossing The Street Not Easy In Miami Springs
Retired police office Glenn Rice attempts to cross the street in downtown Miami Springs. Despite the pedestrian island, flashing lights, and signage and oh, the state law, Mr. Rice gets no love.
Fat City?
According to this article in USA Today, Men’s Fitness has named Miami the fattest city in America.
Awesome.
Now, one must always take magazine and news media rankings with a grain of salt. The metrics used can vary wildly and often allow one to paint a city any number of desired shades. As an example, the Brookings [...]
Walkability Protest?
(AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
You may have heard that last Friday morning thousands of used sneakers were dumped along the Palmetto Expressway, delaying traffic for hours while crews were forced to clean up the kicks.
With no one stepping forth to claim the shoes and no signs of an accident, rumors are afloat that they were dispensed in [...]
Stop Sign of Death?
I live next to a busy intersection in South Beach – Meridian Avenue and 13th Street. It’s the main entryway to Flamingo Park as well as the beach’s central avenue. It’s the only tree-shaded roadway around. Suffice to say, there’s a lot of traffic: cars, bikes and pedestrians.
Within the past few months, four-way stop signs [...]
Are Pedestrians Invisible in the Urban Planning Process?
Originally uploaded by Ping
This is the title of a paper, written by Lars Gemzoe, a Danish professor of urban design at the School of Architecture in Copenhagen. In this paper, he uses Copenhagen as a case study to illustrate the changes that helped change the Danish Capital from an autocentric city to a pedestrian [...]
Thursday Quote: 20th Century Paradox
“The paradox of transportation in the late 20th Century is that while it became possible to travel to the moon, it also became impossible, in many cases, to walk across the street.” [...]
Let’s go for a Walk
Too often our society seems to overlook one of our most important modes of transportation- our own two legs. A new website, Walk Score, aims to change our dependence back to our own legs for personal mobility and seeks to help homebuyers find homes with many destinations within walking distance.
The premise is simple, [...]
