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Plenty of states are saddled with a legacy of roads designed to be deadly for pedestrians, but Florida stands out as a special case. Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa, and Miami have a monopoly on the four “top” spots on Transportation for America’s list of the most deadly cities for pedestrians [PDF]. The good news is, the Florida Department of Transportation […]

The highlight of the week is Wednesday, when you can weigh in on the future of streets in Hunters Point and Long Island City at a public workshop hosted by DOT and Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer. Here’s the full slate of events from the Streetsblog calendar: Tonight: Manhattan Community Board 6 will get an update on […]

Leveraging technology, data, engineering, & education solutions to improve Florida transportation safety #FDOT100 pic.twitter.com/5SIKgeJlqS — FLORIDA DOT (@MyFDOT) December 3, 2015 This Tweet from the Florida Department of Transportation last week was intended to exemplify the agency’s efforts to make walking and biking safer on the state’s notoriously deadly roads. In FDOT’s defense, this is a huge task. But Jesse Bailey at […]

Are you a regular Streetsblog reader? Do you count on our reporting to stay informed about policies that affect walking, biking, and transit? Do you value the work we do to explain streets and transportation issues and hold public officials accountable for their decisions? If you do, please keep us going strong as we head into […]

With a few exceptions, the five-year transportation bill heading to President Obama’s desk continues what has been the core function of federal transportation policy for more than 60 years — sending a ton of money to the states to spend on highways. Preventing a big step backward was about as much as you could hope […]

Sharrows: the consolation prize of bike infrastructure. Dick van Veen, a Dutch bike engineer who is currently working in Ottawa, says cyclists often ask him about this symbolic gesture toward bike safety. He says in America, sharrows are often painted on an otherwise inhospitable road. The Dutch use them too, but they have a very different approach, he explains at Urban […]