Stroads are everywhere in North America—but since they don’t come with any labeling, this handy guide will help you identify when you’re on one.
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With some simple, low-tech tools, the street next to a neighborhood park can be transformed in a way that’s friendly to both city budgets and residents wanting to access the park.
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Residents of Spanish Fork, UT, have raised the alarm about a dangerous stroad where children regularly cross, but local officials refuse to acknowledge the danger until someone gets injured or killed.
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Two prominent communities in Berkshire County, MA, are in the midst of deciding what to prioritize on their main streets: cars or people?
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It’s time we move beyond the myth of “driver error” to create a more thorough framework for analyzing—and then reducing—car crashes.
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Traffic engineers in Canada wear an iron pinky ring as a reminder of their responsibility to public safety. So why, then, do they routinely make street design choices that kill people every day?
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Springfield took a step forward in fixing this deadly stroad…but Department of Public Works officials are forcing the city to take two steps back again.
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This latest Not Just Bikes video demystifies deadly street design by contrasting what it’s like to navigate streets on foot in the U.S. and Canada with what it’s like in the Netherlands.
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It's hard being the driver of a large truck, these days. You want your urban truck-driving experience to be better, but how? Answer: By supporting great pedestrian and cycling projects!
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Everyone who uses streets would benefit from L.A.’s mobility plan…if only the city would actually implement it.
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This film makes a human rights case for safer streets, while showing the historic roots of safe streets advocacy in the U.S. and the power of tactical urbanism.
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Just like last year, we’re facing a bus driver shortage. Some are asking why our kids can’t just walk, bike, or take public transit to school, but the answer isn’t that simple.
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Find out why this stretch of Floridian stroad has been nicknamed “death valley” by locals.
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A mother reflects on the fears she faces while navigating a dangerous highway with her children, as pedestrians.
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Can you walk down your local streets with your kids—without gripping their hands and anxiously eying traffic—and feel comfortable and relaxed? If not, something’s wrong with the design of those streets.
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What do we mean when we say that street design is a large factor responsible for traffic deaths?
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Our streets are still dangerous by design. This report shows what we need to do about it.
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City leaders in Springfield, MA, recently started a project to calm traffic on State Street, one of the city’s deadliest places for walkers and bikers.
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How many kids feel safe playing on your local street?
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It can be intimidating for inexperienced cyclists to ride in the road with cars. If that’s you and you’d prefer to use the sidewalk, here’s how to do so safely and respectfully.
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