Until recently, it wasn't unusual for Scott Boyd to see an early morning email pop up in his inbox: Students are crossing six lanes of traffic alone because there's no crossing guard at Sunset Park Elementary near Windermere. "It happened…
What is an RRFB? It stands for Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon, and these flashing lights do a great job of alerting drivers to pedestrians crossing the street. North Reddington Beach, a town just north of St. Petersburg, Florida, used RRFBs…
Their suit of armor? An orange safety vest. Their sword? A small red STOP sign. Their battle? Helping PEDS safely cross the street. Each day, our crossing guards suit up and head out to the front lines to help the…
“Pedestrian struck and killed on Orlando road.” Sadly, a version of this headline appears almost every week in our local media. Car vs. pedestrian events are tragedies that lead to finger-pointing and blame - drivers, pedestrians, lights, environment, and everything…
It’s MLK Day! Best Foot Forward arrived in Downtown Orlando and roads were already packed. Without an easy way for one staff member to find parking and take multiple trips to the vendor site to set up the BFF…
The best way to assess ped problems is to be a ped. Orange County planners did just that as part of the Texas – Americana Road Safety Small Area Study in the neighborhood bounded by John Young Parkway, Orange Blossom Trail,…
People Worth Watching in 2015? Try PEDS. Why? Because drivers colliding with PEDS or PEDS darting in front of cars has become second nature in Central Florida. Orlando Sentinel's Scott Maxwell agrees and calls on leaders - and you and me…
By Kyle McCarthy Each year, thousands of pedestrians are killed by drivers in the US. Earlier this year, Smart Growth America released, "Dangerous by Design," which tabulates pedestrian deaths broken down by states and metro areas from 2003 to 2012. Each…
Street crossing deaths are high despite efforts to make streets smarter by Brian Mockenhaupt, AARP Bulletin, December 2014 Between 2003 and 2012, crashes killed 47,025 pedestrians nationwide. -Smart Growth America — Edward Linsmier This is the moment Mary McArdle dreads. She steps…