Torontonians have been experiencing pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities since the advent of the automobile. The one way to stop the deaths is to ban cars but since that won’t happen, what can be done?
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Electric rideables are making life less comfortable and more dangerous for pedestrians. Here’s how makers of rideables could help make cities safer for everybody.
A lecturer in transport engineering weighs in on one of the greatest debates of our time.
Collisions at intersections between motor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians cause many deaths and injuries. Design that considers how each group approaches intersections improves everyone’s safety.
Everyone doesn’t simply wait their turn at traffic lights. Signals are set up to enable a ‘green wave’ for cars and adjust to heavy traffic, making walkers wait longer no matter how many there are.
The biggest ethical challenges for self-driving cars arise in mundane situations, not when crashes are unavoidable.
In the wake of a self-driving Uber car killing a pedestrian in Arizona, an ethicist examines the state of autonomous vehicle development.
By expanding our understanding of streets and enhancing their design, every street corner could become a space to socialise, to exercise, to play, or to trade.
It’s time to turn Oxford Street into a haven for walkers.
The clock change’s impact on commuter numbers highlights the need to use street lighting more effectively.
If all the elements in the transportation system are going to talk to each other, the people at the companies and government agencies that make those items need to talk to each other too.
In recent years the number of motor vehicles – and the pollution they generate – has grown astronomically, leading some citydwellers to wear facemasks in the hopes of protecting themselves. So do they work?
Shifting to plug-in cars wouldn’t be enough to max out global oil consumption by 2040. But it could help make that happen if cities pitch in and ride-sharing doesn’t crowd out public transportation.
The golden rule of shared paths is that the person in the less vulnerable position should be mindful of the more vulnerable user.
If we want older people to stay mobile, we need to look at the everday issues they encounter first.
In contrast to increases in vehicle safety over the decades, we have seen little new technology to ensure the safety of pedestrians – and current innovations are still based on a car-centric approach.
Racewalking has been part of the Olympic Games since 1904, but gets little respect in the United States. That might change if Americans knew a little more about it.
Banning pedestrians from using their phones seems a natural extension of the prohibition against mobile phone use while driving.
Everyone has experienced it. Striding along in a purposeful hurry, your progress is thwarted by a slow-moving pedestrian, dawdling along the pavement. Perhaps they’re talking into their mobile phone, looking…
The way we get around has been revolutionised over the past half a century. But old habits die hard.
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Chadwick Professor of Civil Engineering, UCL
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Professor of Transport, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow in Human Factors & Sociotechnical Systems, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University
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William J. Perry Fellow in International Security, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Human Factors, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
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Co-Director, Initiative on Cities, Boston University
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Emeritus Professor of Social and Historical Geography, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning & Design, Monash University
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Professor of International Planning, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Adjunct Research Fellow, UniSA Justice and Society, University of South Australia
