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"I will build a car for the great multitude. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for the individual to
run and care for." Henry Ford recounted his vision of the Model T in his 1922 book My Life and Work:
“Don't find fault, find a remedy: anyone can complain.” “If you think you can do a thing or think you can't
do a thing, you're right.”
“If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see
things from that person’s angle as well as from your own”
— Henry Ford
Neither "Faster” - speed wasn’t the problem or selling point of cars over horses. Speed wasn’t the problem.
Spending huge amounts of money, time, and space on keeping horses alive and dealing with the literal horse shit was the problem.
"A Ford researcher might listen as their participant explains their horse problems: “I want to visit my sister more
often, but she lives more than a day’s ride away.” But ultimately, while a researcher or participant might have
creative ideas to fix those problems, their primary goal is not to identify the solution. What a participant wants is to fix
their problems. What a researcher wants is to collate, size, and illustrate these problems in order to inspire innovation."
A common myth is that all model T’s were black. While Henry Ford did say “Any customer can have a car painted
any color that he wants so long as it’s black,” the policy was in place solely for efficiency and uniformity.
The car was only offered in black from 1914-1925, however before and after that various models of the vehicle could be purchased
in a variety of colors including blue, red, grey, and green.
"Henry Ford, Innovation, and That 'Faster Horse' Quote" - Harvard Business Review (2011)
"Traffic outside the golf course had been stopped after a man was struck and killed by a shuttle bus around 5 a.m. ET.
Scheffler faces charges of second-degree assault of a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving,
and disregarding traffic signals from an officer directing traffic. The assault charge is a felony; the others are misdemeanors."
"To improve upon this science requires a detailed multidimensional computer model that captures vertical mixing physics
and stratification, including wind, waves, and velocity shear that energize both entrainment and erosion."
TEXAS: "City of Corpus Christi | City Council Meeting" (May 21th, 2024) [Inner Harbor Estuary Plume Dead zone, "No Kill City"
Dredging for Climate Crisis?, Animal Population]
Florida: "11,000 Blue Roofs Installed For Homeowners Affected by Hurricane Ian" - FOX 4 (2022)
"Reaction to Baltimore Mayor Scott's Veto of the Bill Reducing Pension Requirements for City Council" - WBFF TV 45 (December
2022) -
Red light running is 'The greatest fear every day" when he comes to work. - Ron McCorkel, Director of Maintenance at
Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS)
"While driving through Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood with instructor Eric Christon, it was clear that safety
is a driving factor behind the wheel. Christon has been with the transit system for eight years.
'We've seen a lot of accidents. We've had a lot of accidents that happen in front of the bus station and stuff,' said
Christon. 'People are on their phones, eating, so they're not as focused on the road. So, we're watching for them also.'
Christon shared safety techniques that drivers use to avoid crashes. He said the techniques are something that all drivers
on the road can use."
QUOTE FROM THIS BUSS Crash COST - "The Impacts Reckless Driving Can Have on the Public Transit System" - WTMJ TV 4 News (2022)
QUOTE FROM THIS - "The Impacts Reckless Driving Can Have on the Public Transit System" - WTMJ TV 4 News (2022)
"Who Wants a Loud Car?: Those Higher in Sadism and Psychopathy May be More Drawn to Disruptive Cars." - Psychology Today Magazine
(2023)
"A Desire for a Loud Car with a Modified Muffler is Predicted by Being a Man and Higher Scores on Psychopathy and Sadism"
- Current Issues in Personality Psychology (2023)
"Nearly 14,000 Abandoned Cars Reportedly Dumped in Oakland Over 6 Months - KGO TV 7 (March 2024)
Trucks: "Which Will Be the Engine of the Future?" - DW Planet A (2023)
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"Emma's come down
She's stopped the light ~ Shining out of her eyes
Emma's been run out on ~ She's breaking down
In so many places ~ Stuck in low gear
Because of her fears
Of the skidding wheels
The skid of her wheels she feels ~ Skidding wheels
The skid of her wheels she feels ~ Skidding wheels
Wheel-skidding feeling
Her heart is there ~ But they've greased the road
Her heart is out there (Out there) ~ But she's no control"
SOLUTIONS AT: WALK N' ROLL
TIRED VEHICLE ROAD DRIVERS OPERATORS: Automobiles ~ Trucks ~ Busses ~ Vans ~ Motorcycles ~ Dirt Bikes ~ Bicycles ~ Electric
Scooters
To address every aspect of driving. Addressing driver and passenger behavior, and relationship to its world. Consequences
are necessary. Behavior does not change via signs, but continuous sidewalks and wombat crossing, and other guiding measures.
International Walk to School Day ~ First Wednesday in October
International Walk & Bike to School Toolkit [Santa Clara, CA]
WHAT IS DISTRACTED DRIVING?
"Parker's 50 Favorite Things" - American Rivers
"Leave It As It Is" - American Rivers
"Exercise, Exercise" - "Sesame Street"
Audio cassette that was used in a personal tape player with earphones.
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MARYLAND
"Two People Die in Dorchester County Crash Under Investigation by Maryland State Police" - Salisbury Daily Times (November
29th, 2023)
"Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Four-Vehicle Crash In Baltimore County" - Maryland State Police News Release (November
22, 2023)
"Maryland State Police Investigating Fatal Multi-Vehicle Crash In Baltimore County" - Maryland State Police News Release (January
19, 2021)
MARYLAND
"Baltimore Residents and Local Officials Want to Close Some Streets to Cars and Open Them to Exercise" - Greater, Greater
(2020)
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DRIVING
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"He passes on the right, been driving through the night
To bring us the best {petrol} price
If you can't see me, I can't see you (I can't see you)
If you can't see me, I can't see you
More people die on the road than they do in the ocean
Maybe we should mull over culling cars instead of sharks
Or just lock them up in parks - where we can go and view them"
Of Adult Nature
WALKERS ~ PEDESTRIANS
PEDESTRIANS WALK FOR NECESSITY:
DRIVER-POWERED CARS KILL: EXTINGUISH HUMAN LIVES
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While the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic upended many aspects of daily life, including how people get around, one
terrible, long-term trend was unchanged: the alarming increase in people being struck and killed while walking.
.... This epidemic continues growing worse because our nation's streets are dangerous by design, designed primarily
to move cars quickly at the expense of keeping everyone safe. The result in 2020 was a significant increase in all
traffic fatalities, even with less driving overall due to the pandemic.
"Crossing the Street Shouldn't Be Deadly (But it is)" - Not Just Bikes (2022)
"Stop Signs Suck and We Should Get Rid of Them" - Not Just Bikes
Pedestrian Walking: "Why Interchanges and Intersections are Getting Worse, Not Better" - City Nerd (2022)
"Pedestrianized Streets Are Good, So What Are We Even Doing?" - City Nerd (2023)
"The Stroad: A Case Study | Intended (and Unintended) Consequences of Car-Oriented Street Design" - City Nerd (2022)
MARYLAND:
PEDESTRIAN ON FOOT VEHICLE DEATHS -> 2018: | 2019: 124 | 2020: 130 | 2021: 125 | 2022:
130
BICYCLE & PEDACYCLE RIDERS -> 2018: 6 | 2019: 10 | 2020: 16 | 2021: 6 | 2022: 11
TOTAL VEHICLE CRASH DEATHS -> 2018: 485 | 2019: 496 | 2020: 546 | 2021: 524 | 2022: 532
- UPWARD FATAL TRENDS
One in Four Deaths are Pedestrians Killed by Drivers and their Motored Vehicles - "Zero Deaths Maryland [2017-2021]
Maryland Pedestrian Safety Laws - "Zero Deaths Maryland" Government
In 2020, 130 Pedestrians were killed in Maryland by motor vehicles.
This makes Maryland the 15th most dangerous place in the entire United States to - walk.
| ANA MARGARITA & MIGUEL ORTIZ |
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| ANA MARGARITA & MIGUEL ORTIZ ~ WALKING ON THE WAY TO VOTE WERE HIT BY DRIVER AND CAR |
A LITTLE ABOUT THEM
"'They're gone.' When she {sister} said that, I couldn't take it. I was screaming like a baby. I was walking and pacing up
and down up and down.
Yesterday I felt, even today, that I'm in a living nightmare and I'm going to wake up and this is a joke, it's a dream and
it never happened. I mean, this is the worst pain I've felt in my life. To lose both of my parents that way. They
didn't deserve that. They did not deserve to go out like that." - Steve Ortiz (son)
The penalties are little for drivers, and the solutions are empty, as they do not change the behavior of the drivers. The
only thing that does is geographical changes, like "Continuous Sidewalks." Continuous Sidewalks save lives.
2021 Injury Facts: Motor Vehicle Crash Types, Deaths, & Numbers - National Safety Council (NSC) [46,980 Deaths]
"Pedestrian Program Area" - Zero Deaths Maryland (2015-2019)
National Distracted Driving Awareness Month is April [April only?]
"According to the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration's (MDOT MVA) Highway Safety Office, more
than 24,000 people are injured and 200 others die each year on Maryland roads as a result of distracted driving.
Distracted driving contributes to 48 percent of all crashes in Maryland."
Zero Deaths Maryland
IT IS CLEAR; not only does the punishment not fit the crime, as it is maiming and murder (allowed to even still drive), but
reminders do not work, especially that one only needs to "look out" for 5 days, instead of everyday. Driving is a privilege,
not a right, and ruins lives, businesses, and families - whose loved ones were stolen, especially by, "Hit and Run" murderers.
Must become a FELONY, treated same as injury and murder laws, and no ability to drive any motor vehicle - for life.
"Since 2020, there have been 48 incidents of vehicles striking State Highway Administration trucks while tending to traffic
incidents, including 17 so far this year. Nationally, 50 traffic incident responders were killed in the line of duty
last year, according to the Federal Highway Administration. Untold is the number of life-altering injuries responders
incur every year while tending to a traffic incident.
'Our emergency responders who patrol more than 2,000 lane miles of roadways in Maryland 24/7 are often the first to arrive
at crash scenes ready to assist motorists,' said State Highway Administrator William Pines. 'All motorists must stay alert,
slow down and move over when approaching a traffic incident so our workers can safely do their jobs and restore traffic flow
as quickly as possible.' ....
Violating the law is a misdemeanor; carrying a $110 fine and one point on the violator's driving license. If
the violation causes a crash, the fine is $150 and three points. If there is a death or serious injury, the fine
is $750 and three points."
BALTIMORE
"Woman Dies After She was Struck by Pickup Truck Near Busy West Baltimore Intersection" - WJZ TV 13 CBS Baltimore (March 18th,
2023)
Warning: Graphic
One car was speeding across North Avenue, and struck a car driving on North Avenue. Pedestrian chose to be farthest from
the street, huddling with the boarded door. The speeding car crashing into pedestrian and then building, of which started
to collapse. The bricks fell, on top of the already pinned pedestrian. Pedestrian Alfred Fincher dies. "Alfred Fincher,
the pedestrian who died Feb. 8, found after {tending to the drivers of which delay of calling after the vacant} building on
the southeast corner of East North Avenue and North Wolfe Street collapsed, was recalled Wednesday night as a good-hearted,
helpful man, as attendees prayed for the justice system to hold those responsible for his death accountable." Alfred Fincher
was a 54-year-old demolition worker.
"Baltimore School Crossing Guard of 28 Years in Critical Condition After Being Struck by Car" - October 25th, 2022 Approximately
8:00 A.M. - WJZ TV 13
Baltimore on Saturday, October 1st, 2022: Male Pedestrian killed by Driver "Hit-and run" Driver - WMAR TV 2
June 28th, 2022: "Witness Attempted to Help Man Who Died in Five-Car Crash in Baltimore" - WMAR TV2 News
1 Pedestrian Dead 8 Injured "Suspect in Deadly U-Haul Truck Rampage Admitted Hitting Several People" - TV 7 WABC (2023)
"Pedestrian Struck on Reisterstown Road, Killed by Vehicle That Fled, Police Say" - WJZ TV 13 (July 2023)
"Pedestrian Killed in I-95 Crash Near O'Donnell Street Early Monday" - Baltimore Banner (July 2023)
"Man Dies After Being Run Over in Northeast Baltimore" - WJZ TV 13 (August 2023)
"About 12:25 a.m. Sunday to the West Franklin and Payson streets and found the bicyclist suffering from life-threatening injuries.
He died at the scene. ....
Hours earlier, just before 7 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to the intersection of South Stricker and West Baltimore
streets in Southwest Baltimore’s Franklin Square neighborhood for a call reporting that a child had been struck by a
vehicle, police said."
Have information to help catch the drivers? Contact detectives at 410-396-2606.
Have information to help catch the culprit drivers? One injury and other - murder. Contact Baltimore detectives at 410-396-2606.
"47-Year-Old Bicyclist Killed in Hit-and-Run in West Baltimore" - WJZ TV 13 (February 5th, 2024)
WALK, GALLOP, AND ROLL: WILD HORSES, PEDESTRIANS, & BICYCLISTS
WHY CONTINUOUS, RAISED CROSSWALKS, & WOMBAT CROSSINGS ARE ONLY ANSWER TO END DEATHS: "You Can't Just Lower Speed Limits" -
YAU (March 25th, 2023) [10:39]
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WALKING, WAITING, HURTING, & NO MORE FEELING
BUS-SPECIFIC
"Michael Sullivan, who saw the victim before she was taken to the hospital, said that the girl’s face was bloody but
she was able to move her legs. He added that sidewalks had been added to Glenbrook Road — another residential street
a few blocks away — years earlier, but none had been added on his street. 'Some neighbors on Glenbrook had opposed
the sidewalk construction', Sullivan said, but he thought it would be a good thing for the neighborhood. '“There’s
a lot of foot traffic here. A lot of people running and pushing baby carriages. So, I think sidewalks would be a positive
development.'”
AUGUST 3RD, 2022: "2 Pedestrians Dead, Several People Hurt in NYC Crash" - TV7 ABC NYC
"'My husband and I were on our way to school for conferences and luckily our kids weren't in today, and we helped a class
of kindergarteners across a busy highway,' she said while choking back tears.
'They were climbing out of the woods, they were trying to escape the shooting situation at their school,' she added. 'So we
helped all of these tiny little kids cross the road and get their teachers over there, and we helped a mom reunite with her
children.'
After telling her story and catching her breath, she ended the video by stating, 'I don't know what to say anymore. It is
just enough is enough. Just pray, pray for the families.'"
ON DUTY
"Anne Arundel Police Rededicate Memorial to South River High Crossing Guard, who was Killed in 1997" - Capitol Gazette
DRIVING MAD ~ WITH LAWS TO SPEED
"Wheelchair-Bound Woman and Her Dog Fatally Struck Crossing Melbourne Roadway, Police Say" - TV 6 Orlando (August 2022)
"Man in Wheelchair Dies After Being Hit by Car East of Downtown Colorado Springs" - TV 11 Colorado Springs (October 2022)
"Wheelchair-Bound Man Suffers Major Injuries in Ukiah Traffic Collision" - Mendofever - Mendocino County (November 2022)
"Wheelchair-Bound Man Hit by Semi-Truck Dies From Injuries Days After Crash" - WPLG TV 10 Miami-Dade County (December 2022)
"Woman Sentenced the Maximum in DUI Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old" - TV 8 News Las Vegas (2018)
"Woman Kills Road Worker Telling Police She is Wealthy and They Would Regret Arresting Her" - FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth (2016)
[Drunk driver]
SUVs: "These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us" - Not Just Bikes (March 6th, 2023)
"America's Car Crash Epidemic" - VOX (2021)
"What Happens When You Build for Speed, Not Walkability: Stroad Bingo, Boulder Highway Edition" - City Nerd (2022)
History of Setting Road Speeds... "You Can't Just Lower Speed Limits" - Yet Another Urbanist (March 25th, 2023)
"A CR analysis of industry data shows that the hood height of passenger trucks has increased by an average of at least 11
percent since 2000 and that new pickups grew 24 percent heavier on average from 2000 to 2018. On some heavy-duty trucks, such
as the Ford F-250, the front edge of the hood is now 55 inches or more off the ground—as tall as the roof of some sedans.
New CR data shows that drivers have poorer front sight lines, creating a blind spot that can hide a pedestrian or smaller
car right in front. 'These trends are alarming,' says William Wallace, CR's manager of safety policy. 'Automakers must put
safety first for people inside and outside the vehicle.'
More than 42,000 people were killed and 4.8 million seriously injured on U.S. roadways last year, an 8 percent increase
from the year before, despite a decrease in miles traveled. Pedestrian fatalities rose 46 percent over the past decade,
according to the Governors Highway Safety Association, and the deaths reflect societal inequities. Low-income people
are more likely to be struck; elderly pedestrians and wheelchair users are at higher risk of mortality when hit by a vehicle;
and Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous people are overrepresented in pedestrian crash fatalities."
BALTIMORE
Many coming soon.
MARYLAND
According to Maryland State Police, at least six people were killed in a crash on I-695 Wednesday afternoon in Baltimore County,
"Crews respond to at least six killed in crash on I-695 in Baltimore County"
BALTIMORE BELTWAY - Woodlawn: Multiple Construction Workers Struck and Killed When Car Drove Into Work Lane Zone on I-695
- WJZ TV 13 CBS (March 22nd, 2023)
"6 Construction Workers Struck, Killed in Beltway Crash in Woodlawn" (Update) 2023 - WBAL TV 11
"Woman Injured After Shots Fired During Apparent Road Rage Incident In Frederick Co." - Maryland State Police (2022)
Unfortunately, another law that does nothing to change speed-lover driver behavior:
"Moving over, or slowing down, isn't much to ask to help keep everyone on our roads safe,” said Maryland Transportation
Secretary James F. Ports, Jr.
Sadly, several motorists tending to disabled vehicles have been killed on the side of the road here, in Maryland. Kennedy
Sookal, of Reisterstown, and Stuart Johnson, of Baltimore, were both killed in separate incidents in 2019, as they tried to
change a tire on the side of the road.
In a 2021 AAA poll of Maryland first responders, including law enforcement, EMS, tow truck drivers and roadside workers, more
than 90% of those surveyed said that they personally have been involved in a near miss incident or had their life threatened
because a motorist failed to move over. ...
Nationally, between 2013 and 2020, work zone fatalities increased 45%. In 2020, over 102,000 work zone crashes
were estimated to have occurred, resulting in over 45,000 injuries and 857 fatalities, according to the National Highway
Transportation Safety Administration.
Not only are tow providers and other emergency responders being killed on the side of the road, motorists are as well. Hundreds
of people are killed and thousands are injured each year in crashes involving stopped or disabled vehicles, .... In reviewing
federal crash statistics, it is estimated that 566 people were killed and 14,371 injured each year over 2016-18
in crashes on all types of roads involving a disabled vehicle in which visibility was likely a factor.
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
"Heat Wave Melted County Roads, Buckled Sidewalks: Extreme Temperatures in Late June, Likely a Result of Climate Change, Damaged
Asphalt and Concrete." - Herald Net (Everett, Washington) (2021)
WALK SAFE????
Why "Safe System" - As A System Does not Work
"The central vision of the Safe System approach is zero traffic deaths and serious injuries - there is no other acceptable
number—and getting to zero requires a focus on equity. That is, the goal is to eliminate death and serious injury for
everyone using the roads, which includes people of all ages, abilities, races, ethnicities, and income levels. This not only
implies, but demands, investment according to need. In a Safe System, we do what it takes to achieve the same outcome for
all: zero road deaths and serious injuries."
"Safety System" authors perspective is soley from the driver, not from pedestrian. "Reduction" through physically
forcing vehicles to slow down, like rumble strips work. Any expectation for drivers to change, spending limitless monies
to make more winding roads or "accommodate" sleepiness, texting, and other distractions is like expecting a dog to never bark.
The perspective of saving pedestrian lives is solely in Continuous Sidewalks, of which the countries sited - have. Erroneous
study.
Pedestrian Walking: "Why Interchanges and Intersections are Getting Worse, Not Better" - City Nerd (2022)
"Pedestrian Safety" Tips - Maryland Department Of Transportation State Highway Administration
Obscuring and placing false license plates is unfortunately a common practice to evade paying for tolls, speeding tickets,
and especially for, "HIT & RUN."
Evading responsibility for injury and murder.
"Cops Arrest Famed Bike Lawyer For Fixing a Driver's Obscured License Plate" - Streets Blog (2022)
| NOT ENOUGH!!: CARS STILL GO THROUGH STOP SIGNS |
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| CRASHES - DEATHS NEW YORK TO INSTALL STOP SIGNS ESPECIALLY NEAR SCHOOLS |
| NANCY HARDESTY ~ CROSSING GUARD |
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DRIVERS KILLING PASSENGERS & DRIVERS
One foot on the brake and one on the gas, Hey!
Well, there's too much traffic, I can't pass, no
So I tried my best illegal move
A big black and white come and crushed my groove again
Go on and write me up for 125
Post my face, wanted dead or alive
Take my license, all that jive
I can't drive 55
Notable People Who Died in Traffic Collisions - Wikipedia
World Injury and Deadly Notable Traffic Collisions (2000 - To Present) - Wikipedia [2022 so far has highest number]
Emma Walsh April 29, 1971-April 1, 1974
On the way to nursery school, a car was speeding to fast that the car Emma was in spun around and around and slammed into
a fence. From head injury complications, she was taken off life support late that evening. This caused her parents, Joe
and Stephany to divorce, still inconsolable.
"There's a feeling I get ~ when I look to the sky
As if someone is watching,
Someone hears every word.
We are filled with regrets, it was such a short time,
But we told Him we loved you, hoping somehow He heard.
We hoped He heard"
"Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You" - Stevie Nicks
"Cars killed 42,060 people in 2020, up from 39,107 in 2019." - National Safety Council (NSC)
"And like so many other major causes of mortality, people of color are disproportionately affected. Cars last year
killed 23 percent more Black Americans and 11 percent more Native Americans than they did in 2019 (compared
to a 4 percent increase for white Americans)."
"People who can't afford cars are also less likely to live in neighborhoods where it's safe to walk. Black
Americans, Native Americans, wheelchair users, and people walking in low-income areas are much
more likely to be killed by a car, a structural disparity that worsened during the pandemic."
"Cars kill 1.3 million people worldwide every year, more than murders and suicides combined, and most
victims are pedestrians, bikers, and motorcyclists — not car passengers, who tend to be wealthier."
"States are given little incentive to reduce fatalities; federal transportation money keeps flowing to
them regardless. 'I would love it if states were actually penalized for rising crash rates,”
says Courtney Cobbs, a co-founder of the nonprofit, Better Streets Chicago.
While states are required to set safety performance targets, they function less as death reduction goals than as
forecasts of how many people will be allowed to die. "'Really embarrassingly lax. They are literally planning
for more traffic deaths.'" - Leah Shahum, founder and director of Vision Zero Network.
Year 2016: "Motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of death for children and adolescents, representing 20% of
all deaths; firearm-related injuries were the second leading cause of death, responsible for 15% of deaths."
"Alcohol Misuse and Gun Violence: An Evidence-Based Approach for State Policy" Johns Hopkins University (2023)
"Automobile dependency and sprawl create communities where it is easy to drive but difficult to get around by other modes.
This is unfair to non-drivers and increases many costs. This report investigates the roots of these problems:
planning distortions that favor driving over other modes and dispersion over compact development. To be fair and efficient,
planning must reflect certain principles including consumer sovereignty (it responds to consumer demands), fair
share investments (each group or individual receives comparable public resources), efficient pricing (travellers pay
for the infrastructure they use), comprehensive analysis (it considers all significant goals and impacts), and accessibility-based
analysis (it maximizes access not mobility). This report identifies common planning practices that violate these principles,
evaluates their impacts, and recommends reforms for efficiency and equity. This analysis indicates that given better options
and incentives, travellers would drive less, rely more on non-auto modes, save money, and be better off overall as a result."
"Since 1990, transport emissions in the EU have grown by 33% even as other sectors have reduced emissions by 32%. In 2018,
domestic and international transport were responsible for 29% of total economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. As
shown in the figure below, light-duty vehicles (passenger cars and vans) are the greatest contributor to EU transport greenhouse
gas emissions, followed by heavy-duty vehicles (trucks and buses), marine navigation, and aviation."
"Question: What do the following statistics have in common?
៚ The second-largest (and growing) source of climate pollution in Europe.
៚ The leading killer of children in both the United States and Europe.
៚ A principal cause of stress-inducing noise pollution and life-shortening air pollution in European cities.
៚ A leading driver of the widening gap between rich and poor urban residents.
Answer: The vehicles on our streets, primarily the not-so-humble passenger car."
[Title missing]
"Search Continues for Driver That Hit-and Run Man in Wheelchair" - TV 6 News (2022)
South Florida, Miami, Fort Lauderdale and the Keys
"Ohio Teen Sentenced in Intentional Crash that Killed Boyfriend AND Friend" - NBC News (2023)
IN REMEMBERANCE AND AWARENESS EDUCATION
Acknowledgement and platform for victims of road traffic crashes and their families.
"You're gonna look out, honey
(Watch your step)
Eerywhere you go
(Watch your step)"
"Watch Your Step" - Bobby Parker
Drew Carey: Rain & Stop Signs - "The Tonight Show" (1991)
SOLUTIONS
SOLUTIONS AT: WALK N' ROLL
"As a paraplegic, in a wheelchair, with a car and a drivers license, I'd so much rather use public transit (if it existed)
than my own car. It'd be so much better to just roll a mile to a train, roll on and chill for a bit, to
roll off and roll , disassemble my chair, pack it away
have to constantly focus all the way to the gas station where I have to reassemble my chair, climb out, pay
more for fuel than what I would for train fare, climb back in, disassemble my chair, pack it away,
and have to maintain focus through stop and go, bumper to bumper traffic finally getting where I'm going to then
struggle to find and PAY MORE to park and have to reassemble my chair, climb into it and have to roll as far or farther
than I would from a train stop.
Don't get me wrong driving does have its uses/ benefits. Shopping, moving large items or large amounts of items, privacy,
whatever. But for just regular day to day travel, i.e. work, appointments, meetings, recreation, I dream of functional
public transit on a daily basis.
What's worse, is cities like Chicago that actually do have a decent public transit, it's so far out dated that
I struggle to even be able to use it in my chair. Not all stations are handicapped accessible. So to get where I'm
going, I might have to get off 2 or 3 spots before/after where I'm actually going to then roll back on my own. At
which point, it starts to not make sense to even use at all. - Eddy B. November 9th, 2022 [One of many similar comments
"The USA Will Never Build Walkable Cities" - Frank Laundry]
WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY, PHYSICS WORKS BEST TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR
| A "CONTINUOUS SIDEWALK" ACROSS STREET |
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| IT IS THE BEST TYPE OF TRAFFIC CALMING ~.IN GIBRALTER, UNITED KINGDOM |
Gibralter woman near bus stop, but standing in street due to obstacles to seeing bus arrival. Bus stop placer people do not
role-play prior to placing, anticipating visual issues. The pedestrian however is yet in little danger, due to being at start
of continuous sidewalk ascension, no stop sign. [U.S. drivers, when stop sign, will pedal a sharp immediate brake.]
CONTINOUS SIDEWALKS AND RAISED PLATFORMS ARE THE ANSWER TO KEEPING PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS ALIVE AND WELL
"Continuous Sidewalks: The Dutch Solution for Safer Sidewalks" - Not Just Bikes
"A Common Urban Intersection in the Netherlands" - Bicycle Dutch (2018)
"STEP Raised Crosswalks" - United States Department of Transportation & Federal Highway Administration (US DOT FHA) (2019)
"The Longest Continuous Sidewalk in the USA: Bayshore Boulevard, Tampa, Florida - CityPedia (4.5-Miles / 7.2-K.M. ) (Walking
Tour)
"Types of Unsignalized Intersections" - Unsignalized Intersection Improvement Guide (UIIG)
"Continuous Sidewalks Are a Good Fit for Us" - Kaieteur News (2021) Georgetown, Guyana
"We NEED CONTINOUS SIDEWALKS!" - Mother Taylor Halstead shows how her child is physically affected due to no ramps and having
to bring carriage over
"Continuous Sidewalk v Curb Return Effect on Turning Speed" [Canada] - Rolling in the City (2022)
"Continuous Sidewalks & Stroads in Malaysia" (2023)
{Click Above}
EUROPE
The Netherlands
| RISER GOING ACROSS CONTINUOUS CROSSING PATH |
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| RISER GOING ACROSS CONTINUOUS CROSSING PATH |
| RIDER OF A CONTINUOUS SIDEWALK |
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| A NATURAL WAY CARS SLOW DOWN - TELLS DRIVERS NO LONGER ON ROAD BUT ON CROSSPATHING |
| CARS WAIT: CONTINOUS FOR SIDE-WALKERS & BICYCLISTS |
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| DELFT, HOLLAND, THE NETHERLANDS ~ DUTCH CYCLING EMBASSY |
"Continuous Paths Across Minor Junctions" - Department For Transport [The Netherlands versus U.K.] (2021) [Pictures]
How a typical Dutch intersection functions for walking and cycling. (2018)
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England ~ United Kingdom ~ Poland
| TACTILE WALKWAY: CORDUROY PAVING USE & WATER DRAIN |
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| Exhibition Road in London, England ~ The Ranty Highwayman |
| "WHAT IS TACTILE PAVING?" |
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| Central Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired (N.Y)., |
| SAFE WALKING:TACTILE PAVEWAY FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED |
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| DUBLIN, IRELAND |
| ROUNDABOUT WITH TRAMS ON MARSZALKOWSKA STREET. |
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| WARSAW, POLAND |
| CONTINOUS FOOTWAY (SIDEWALK) |
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| CYCLING EMBASSY OF GREAT BRITIAN |
"The Little-Known Patterns on British Streets" - Tom Scott (2017)
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ASIA
Korea ~ Malaysia ~ Vietnam ~ Japan
| TACTILE WALKWAY |
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| YOUNGSAN NEIGHBORHOOD, SEOUL, KOREA Photo: Jung Min-kyung-The Korea Herald) |
| TACTILE WALKWAY |
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| BUKITBINTANG Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Photo: Daibotaku |
| TACTILE WALKWAY |
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| VIETNAM Photo: Amenoc |
| TACTILE WALKWAY |
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| 1998 OLYMPICS ~ NAGANO, JAPAN [Manhole Covers Tactile Path] |
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AUSTRALIA ~ OCEANIA
| RAISED PLATFORM ACROSS ROAD FOR SCHOOL |
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| IN NEW ZEALAND Photograph courtesy Mackie Research & Viastrada |
"Road to Zero Speed and Infrastructure Programme Design Framework" - Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (2021)
"Raised safety platforms - Safe System Case Study - Victoria Government - New Zealand (2022)
| CONTINOUS FOOTPATH (FOOTWAY/SIDEWALK) |
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| KiIMBILL AND MILSONS POINT ~ NORTH SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA |
KIRRIBILLI/MILSONS POINT MAPPED PLAN ~ NORTH SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 2020
Kirribilli and Milsons Point High Pedestrian Activity Area 40km/h Plan - North Sydney, Australia - YOUR SAY
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY: Kirribilli and Milsons Point - High Pedestrian Activity Area 40km/h (2020)
| CONTINUOUS FOOTWAY REINFORCES PEDESTRIAN PRIORITY |
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| Scarborough Rise, Jordan Springs between Sharp and Fleet Avenues |
"Design of Roads and Streets Guide" - Movement and Place NSW Government
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NORTH AMERICA
CANADA
| CONSTRUCTING CONTINIOUS SIDEWALK & CYCLE TRACK |
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| NANAIMO, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA |
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| ON METRAL DRIVE ~ CITY OF NANAIMO BRITISH COLUMBIA |
EMERGING PRACTICE BRIEFING: "Continuous Sidewalks and Bike Paths" - Transportation Association of Canada (2023)
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
| "WHAT IS TACTILE PAVING?" |
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| Central Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired (N.Y.) |
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OREGON
| Continuous Sidewalks: NW 21st and also for NW 23rd |
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| The Portland Bureau of Transportation [Seek Page 18] (2023) |
Even in HARRISBURG, OREGON: "Sidewalks must address the following four design elements in order to encourage pedestrian usage:
1) Topography.
2) Connected Streets.
3) Continuous Sidewalks."
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HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
WE REMEMBER
The City wishes to recognize those who suffered injuries and those whose lives were recently
lost on City streets
"In November 2018, Mayor Eric Papenfuse signed a letter committing the City of Harrisburg to Vision Zero principles, including
providing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for everyone in Harrisburg. As stated in the Mayor's commitment letter, the
recent loss of residents’ lives to traffic crashes is unacceptable, and an immediate change in the City's approach to
street design and operations is necessary."
Harrisburg, like most cities throughout the United States, has historically approached the transportation system in traditional
auto-centric ways. However, it has become clear that a new approach must be taken to improve safety on the city streets. Within
the past five years alone, 19 deaths and 105 reported injuries occurred via traffic crashes. These devastating events have
served as a wake-up call to City residents and City leadership. Death and injury on City streets are unacceptable, and requires
an immediate change in the approach to street design and operations in the City.
The individuals killed and injured on Harrisburg streets were exercising what should be fundamental rights, such as
commuting to work safely and having the ability to walk around the neighborhood, go shopping, and visit various businesses
in a safe manner. Cynthia Wilson, a 62-year-old long-time Harrisburg resident, was struck and killed while crossing State
Street on a short shopping trip on March 5, 2018. According to those who knew her, Cynthia always had a kind word for
her neighbors, and she preferred walking to driving. Donald Welsh, a loving 27-year old uncle of 12 nieces and nephews,
was struck and killed while cycling on May 25, 2017. Donald used his bicycle as his primary means of transportation to and
from work. As Harrisburg moves forward towards its goal of zero severe injuries and fatalities, the City wishes to recognize
those who suffered injuries and those whose lives were lost on our streets."
"Vision Zero Action Plan" (2010) - City of Harrisburg
Market & Dewberry Streets Continuous Sidewalks and Raised Intersection - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA: EXETER TOWNSHIP 2018 RECEIVED:
$2,955,670 to design and construct pedestrian improvements on Perkiomen Avenue, including continuous sidewalk, pedestrian
lighting, pedestrian buffer, , and defined entrances and exits for business driveways.
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Below, found on President Street near Pratt Street, if across the entire street, would actually be a working continuous sidewalk.
| BALTIMORE: CONTINUOUS SIDWALK CONCEPT FOR MEDIAN |
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| PRESIDENT & WEST PRATT STREETS |
"Rail Industry 'Needs Plan for Safety Markings'" - The Transport Network (2021)
STEP Raised Crosswalks - U.S. Federal Highway Administration (2019)
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| More Pictures coming! |
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SOUTH AMERICA
Brazil
| CONTINUOUS SIDEWALK |
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| FORTALEZA, BRAZIL ~ WORLD SUSTAINABLE CITY |
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"Crossing the Street Shouldn't Be Deadly (But It Is)" - Not Just Bikes [September 12th, 2022]
Ask Trooper Steve: "Rolling Stop vs. Blowing Through Stop Sign" - WKMG News TV 6 Orlando
"Orlando Moms Call for End to Cars Speeding Past Stopped School Bus" - WKMG News TV 6 Orlando (2019)
Traffic Court Case: Running Stop Sign
"What Happens in Traffic Court?" - Judge Jennifer Johnson - 22nd Judicial Circuit, McHenry County, Illinois (2021)
"A Flaw In Street Design May Be Costing Lives" - Cheddar News
"Why Bad Street Design is Both Costly and Deadly" - Strong Towns (2023)
"Why The U.S. Hates Roundabouts" - Cheddar News
"Right of Way: A Conversation about Pedestrian Safety" with Angie Schmitt - Utah Department of Transportation [Starts at 20
minute mark] (2020)
- Beezy Bentzen, Janet Barlow--Accessible Design for the Blind Robert Wall Emerson--Western Michigan University Bastian Schroeder,
Paul Ryus--Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS
| WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE A VISUALLY IMPAIRED CANE |
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| VISUALLY IMPAIRED TACTILE 3 DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY Stanford University |
"Generate Electricity by Walking Power Generator Floor Tiles Project" - Nevon Projects
"Pavegen Plans to Power the World With Footsteps" - Tech Crunch
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