Perils for Pedestrians

TV talk about people who walk

Episodes 221 to 230 of Perils for Pedestrians

All episodes are 28 minutes long. A new episode is released monthly.
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Episode 230 information.

© 2015

Episode 230

  • Bike to School Day in Takoma Park, Maryland.
  • Bicycle education in the curriculum for all second grade students in Washington, DC.
  • A pedestrian safety walkabout in Gaithersburg, MD.
  • The Transportation Services Advisory Committee in Frederick, Maryland.

Episode 229 information.

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Episode 229: Vision Zero

  • The Washington Area Bicyclist Association and Vision Zero.
  • The Vision Zero announcement.

Episode 228 information.

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Episode 228: Frederick, Maryland

  • The Frederick Pedestrian - Bicycle Advisory Committee.
  • The East Frederick Rising project.
  • Blind pedestrian issues in Frederick, Maryland.

Episode 227 information.

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Episode 227

  • The National Walking Summit in Washington, DC.
  • The Everybody Walk Collaborative.
  • We talk with the Surgeon General about his Call to Action on Walking and Walkable Communities.
  • We attend the release of the Call To Action.

Episode 226 information.

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Episode 226: Vienna, Austria

  • A major shopping street has just been pedestrianized.
  • Austria has a new National Strategy to Promote Walking.
  • We meet the founder of the Austrian pedestrian organization.
  • We learn about the European Institute for Sustainable Transport.

Episode 225 information.

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Episode 225: Vienna, Austria

  • We meet Jim Walker, Strategic Director of Walk21.
  • We talk with the program director for the Walk21 conference.
  • We learn about the Vienna Mobility Agency, and their Pedestrian Strategy.
  • We drop in on the opening press conference for Walk21.

Episode 224 information.

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Episode 224: Bratislava, Slovakia

  • We visit Bratislava in Slovakia.
  • We look at planning and designing public spaces.
  • We learn about pedestrian and bicycle advocacy in Slovakia.
  • Advocates take advantage of the public input process for new developments.

Episode 223 information.

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Episode 223

  • The New Jersey Bike-Walk Coalition.
  • Bike and Walk Morristown.
  • The fourteenth New Partners For Smart Growth Conference in Baltimore.

Episode 222 information.

© 2014

Episode 222

  • We talk with a consultant in Santa Monica about walkable Main Streets.
  • We talk with the Chief of Engineering for the County of Kauai about Complete Streets.
  • We attend the opening of the Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station, where we meet the Virginia Governor and the United States Secretary of Transportation.
  • We check out conditions at the five new Silver Line Metrorail Stations.
Episode 221 information.

© 2014

Episode 221: Hawaii

  • We talk with the executive director of the Hawaii Bicycling League.
  • We talk with an experienced cyclist about bicycles and traffic.