Some of New York City’s most dangerous streets are about to get safer as part of a $250 million project that will target roadways in the outer boroughs where dozens of pedestrians have been killed or injured in recent years. …
State transportation officials are considering spending an additional $10 million to help protect pedestrians in response to a recent spike in accidents that killed people crossing streets in Reno and Las Vegas. The Nevada Department of Public Safety says pedestrians …
Police say several pedestrian deaths since the start of the year are prompting stepped up patrols around Las Vegas in February. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police announced Friday that officers would increase ongoing efforts to catch distracted drivers particularly those using …
A series of recent pedestrian and traffic fatalities in and around Las Vegas, Nev., have police and academics planning meetings this week to talk about making streets safer for people on foot and in vehicles. Las Vegas police are hosting …
Let your “feet flag” fly, Athens. As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, two mid-block crosswalks on the intown portion of Prince Avenue, at Newton Street in front of The Grit restaurant, and at Pope Street near Daily Groceries, are equipped with …
Delaware transportation officials say a major boost in the number of crosswalks along U.S. Route 1 in Sussex County is part of a plan to improve pedestrian safety. WXDE-FM reports that the plan includes adding 12 crosswalks to two existing …
South Mississippi cities are working to improve pedestrian safety. The Sun Herald reports Pascagoula and Gautier recently applied for $250,000 grants for the Mississippi Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School Program, which would fund new signs, school-zone flashers, crosswalk …
Drinking and driving is a much-publicized, dangerous combination, but is walking after drinking any safer? “No, alcohol impairs your physical ability, period,” says trauma surgeon Dr. Thomas Esposito at Loyola University Health System in Maywood, Ill. “Every movement ranging from …
Urban Honolulu officials will discuss hazardous intersections at a community meeting on Saturday. Sen. Carol Fukunaga, Rep. Karl Rhoads and Councilwoman Ann Kobayashi will host the 9 a.m. meeting at Makiki Christian Church. They’ve invited city Department of Transportation Services …