Perils For Pedestrians

The Washington (DC) Metropolitan Transit Authority launches its "Metro is Accessible" project.
The South Carolina Transportation Commission has a new ped and bike policy.
The Center for Transit Oriented Development goes back to the future.
A new study looks at the health effects of sprawl.
The America Bikes Coalition works to get fair treatment for peds and bikes in federal policies

A preview of the 2004 National Congress of Pedestrian Advocates in Silver Spring, MD.
The National Safe Kids Coalition works to keep young pedestrians safe.
A new study by the EPA finds that walkable schools create less auto air pollution.
The League of American Bicyclists prepares for The National Bike Summit in Washington, DC.

The Maryland Highway Safety Office promotes a "targeted crosswalk enforcement detail" in Silver Spring, Maryland. The decoy pedestrians are from the Montgomery County police.
In Charleston, the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League has helped pass legislation relaxing school acreage requirements.
Transportation Alternatives has been advocating for pedestrians and bicyclists in Brooklyn, New York.

The inauguration of the East Coast Greenway in Washington, DC.
Seattle Washington's Pedestrian Summer.
Seattle DOT's pedestrian program.
The Bicycle Alliance of Washington is studying the adjudication of ped and bike crashes.
The University of Washington encourages its employees to walk to work.
A designer makes infrastructure projects more humane.
Howard Dean on peds and bikes.

A bill to make walking the official exercise of Maryland is vetoed by Governor Ehrlich in Annapolis.
The Rails to Trails Conservancy hosts a conference in Providence, RI.
Project for Public Spaces meets in New York City.
In Brooklyn, the Honku Poet has an antidote to road rage.
The TMA Group and Transportation Management in Franklin, TN.

The 4th international Walk21 Conference on Walking in the 21st Century is held in Portland, OR.
The Third National Congress of Pedestrian Advocates also is held in Portland.
The Vancouver International Discovery Walk Festival takes place across the Columbia River in Washington.
Portland celebrates the 100th anniversary of their Olmsted plan.
Olmsted's vision of a 40 mile loop trail is finally being realized in Portland.
A neighborhood group works on local trail connections in Southwest Portland.
A suburban sports arena moves to downtown Washington, DC.

An experimental self-cleaning restroom is planned for the Huntington Metro Station in Fairfax County, Virginia.
A discussion with the president of Walk-Bike Nashville.
The Virginia Bicycle Federation would like to see policy changes by the Virginia Department of Transportation.
The Virginia Secretary of Transportation announces policy changes to benefit pedestrians and bicyclists at the Bike-Walk Virginia conference in Portsmouth.

Mayor Patrick McCrory talks about sidewalks in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Linda Crider, at the University of Florida in Gainesville, talks about children walking to school.
A pedestrian bridge is the subject of the Ninth Witters Student Design Competition at the University of Florida.
A new pedestrian bridge connects downtown to a park in Franklin, Tennessee.

Linda Armstrong Kelly talks about The Texas Bicycle Coalition at the National Bike Summit in Washington, DC.
Greg Lemond, a three time winner of the Tour De France, talks about bicycling in the United States.
United States Representative James Oberstar, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, gives the history of federal transportation policy.

Episodes 81 to 90 of Perils for Pedestrians