Perils For Pedestrians 129: Alabama

--We look at pedestrian access to a shopping mall in Huntsville, Alabama. --We learn about the Alabama Bicycle Coalition. --Education is a key part of their mission. --We talk with a blind pedestrian in Birmingham. --We look at problems for pedestrians in Birmingham. --We meet a mother trying to walk with her children in Tuscaloosa.. . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 130: New Orleans

--We travel to New Orleans for the National Conference on Disaster Planning for the Carless Society. --We learn about Steps To a Healthier New Orleans. --We look at bicycle and pedestrian planning in New Orleans.. . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 131

--We travel to Mackinac, Michigan, for the Labor Day bridge walk. --We talk with an advocate in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. --We visit a neighborhood that needs sidewalks in Knoxville, Tennessee; --Tuscaloosa, Alabama, needs more crosswalks. --We look at a dangerous intersection in Grand Island, Nebraska. --We talk about closing the gaps in the East Coast Greenway. --We look at the role of the pedestrian and bicycle professional.. . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 132: Canada

--We travel to Montreal to attend The 11th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled Persons. --We look at how Montreal is working in four sectors to create universal accessibility. --We learn about Montreal's Transportation Plan and the Pedestrian Charter. --We talk with Barry Wellar in Ottawa about his Walking Security Index.. . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 133: Ottawa

--We visit Ottawa to learn about their new pedestrian plan: --We examine the impact of neighborhood walkability on seniors: --We look at traffic and sidewalks along Holland Avenue: --Tinted windows are a growing problem for pedestrians. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 134: Pittsburgh

--We talk with the head of Bike Pittsburgh; --We learn about Friends of the Riverfront; --Free Ride recycles abandoned bicycles; --The Southwest Pennsylvania Commission looks at pedestrian issues; --Students at Carnegie Mellon University examine the history of pedestrian crashes.. . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians Episode 135: California

--We learn about Safe Routes to School programs from Deb Hubsmith. --We look at environmental health and walking. --Walkable environments can be part of quality disease prevention. --We learn about Pedestrian Safety Action Plans.. . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 160

--We visit the Memphis, Tennessee, Center for Independent Living; --We meet the chair of the Kentucky Bicycle and Bikeway Commission in Florence, KY; --We look at the Purple People Bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio; --We learn about pedestrian issues in Cincinnati. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 159: Nashville

--We meet the executive director of Walk-Bike Nashville. --We learn about Team Green. --We have an in depth discussion with Nashville's bicycle and pedestrian coordinator, and learn the results of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant for Active Living By Design.. . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Jane Jacobs at the National Building Museum

Jane Jacobs gives a half hour talk at the National Building Museum after receiving the Vincent Scully Prize on November 11, 2000. Please check out our other videos at http://pedestrians.blip.tv and visit our website http://www.pedestrians.org You can also sign up for an RSS feed at http://pedestrians.blip.tv/rss/itunes

Susie Stephens at ProBike/Prowalk Santa Barbara

Bicycle advocate Susie Stephens talking (and singing) at the 1998 ProBike/ProWalk conference in Santa Barbara, California.

Perils For Pedestrians: "Ped Button"

"Perils For Pedestrians" is a public affairs television series that looks at issues that affect pedestrians. You can see the series on public access cable channels in 150 cities, and at http://pedestrians.blip.tv Learn more at http://www.pedestrians.org/

Perils For Pedestrians 158: Paris

--We talk with two cyclists about bicycling in Paris;

--We visit MDB ("Mieux se Déplacer à Bicyclette" -- "Better to Move By Bicycle").. . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 157: Paris

--We travel to Paris to talk with Jean Paul Lechevalier about The Rights Of Pedestrians (Les Droits du Piéton);

--We look at the Velib public bicycle system in Paris with Eric Britton of New Mobility Partnerships.

. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 156: Barcelona

--We travel to Barcelona, where we learn about Project for Public Spaces.
--We meet the president of the International Federation of Pedestrians.
--We drop in on a Walk21 Pre-Conference workshop on measuring walking.
--We talk with manufacturers of automated pedestrian counters.. . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 155

--We visit a bike station in Seattle, Washington;

--We talk with the advocacy director of the Cascade Bicycle Club;

--We drop in on the ProWalk/ProBike conference in Seattle;

--We learn about sustainable transportation in Guadalajara, Mexico.. . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 154: Washington

--We travel to Seattle to learn about Walk Score;

--We talk with an advocate about traffic safety;

--We look at a sidewalk initiative in Olympia.. . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 152: California

--We learn about The Redwood Community Action Agency in Eureka, California.

--We talk with the bicycle coordinator for CalTrans District 1.

--We look at a well-trimmed hedge in Eureka.

--We meet the Sidewalk Bushwackers.

--We visit Scenic Drive in Trinidad, CA, a rural road that is scary for pedestrians.. . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 153

--We learn about the Confluence Project in Vancouver, Washington.
--We visit the Vancouver Land Bridge.
--We talk with a group of walkers at the bridge.
--We look at a market street in Vancouver, WA.
--We learn about the Arcata, California, Transportation Safety Committee.. . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 151: Oregon

--We talk with a mother about the death of her son in Eugene, Oregon;

--We talk with a city planner about the road diet that will improve safety;

--A police officer tells us about pedestrian enforcement in Grants Pass, Oregon;

--We learn what Corvalis, Oregon, is doing for pedestrians and bicyclists.. . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 150: Redding, CA

--We visit Redding, California, where Santiago Calatrava designed the Sundial Bridge.

--Upstream, trails across the Sacramento River are connected by the Ribbon Bridge.

--The Shasta County Public Health Department promotes walking.

--Caltrans District 2 promotes bicycling.

--We talk with the executive director of American Trails.

. . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 149: Fort Bragg, California

--We visit Fort Bragg, California, where trails and parks follow the coast. --The Community Development Advisory Board guides downtown streetscape improvements. --An old lumber mill site provides an incredible redevelopment opportunity. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 148: Portland, OR

--A judge discusses the Share The Road Safety Class in Portland, Oregon. --We learn about the Willamette Pedestrian Coalition. --We look at a festival street in Portland's Chinatown. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 147: Portland, OR

--Portland, Oregon, has on-street bicycle parking corrals; --The Smart Trips program uses individualized marketing to promote transportation alternatives; --The Women On Bikes program encourages women to cycle more: --Portland State University hosts the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation; --Portland's Safer Routes To School Program. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 146: Portland, OR

--Sunday Parkways in Portland, Oregon. --Portland's Community and School Traffic Safety Partnership. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 145: Portland.

--Depave.org: a parking lot depaving project in Portland, Oregon. --Shift: fun with bikes. --The World Carfree Network and the international Towards Carfree Cities conference. --The Bicycle Transportation Alliance and Bicycle Boulevards. --A custom tricycle builder. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 144: Maryland.

--MD DOT Secretary John Porcari on access to bridges; --David Dione in Annapolis on trails in Anne Arundel County; --Michael Jackson, the Maryland Director of Bicycle and Pedestrian Access, on Bike To Work Day in Bethesda; --MD DOT Deputy Secretary Beverly Swaim-Staley on The Purple Line; --A pair of advocates on drivers behaving badly in Silver Spring, MD.. . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 143.

--The Association For Safe International Road Travel. --We look at a trail system in Mayville, New York. --We talk with Barry Wellar about his transportation research.. . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 142

--We talk with an advocate in Toronto: --The eighth Walk21 pedestrian conference is held in Toronto: --A tunnel system supplements the Toronto sidewalk system: --We go along on a world record walk attempt: --"The Manual For Streets" gives guidance on the process of street design: --We talk with an advocate in Pittsburgh: --We look at pedestrian prohibitions in Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 141: Toronto

--We travel to Kensington Market in Toronto: --Once a month, the streets are closed to cars for Pedestrian Sundays: --We take a look at the Community Vehicular Reclamation Project: --We learn about Streets Are For People. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 140: California

--We visit the Embarcadero in San Francisco: --We learn about the danger of freeway ramps in San Francisco: --Sacramento Regional Transit celebrates an anniversary: --We drop by the California Council of the Blind in Sacramento. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 139

--We meet a bicycle advocate in Ottawa. --We talk with an urban planner about walkable neighborhoods. --We meet another bicycle advocate in Sacramento. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Purple Line Decision

A press conference on August 4, 2009, announced the decision on the alignment and the mode for the proposed Purple Line in suburban Washington, DC. It will be a light rail line connecting downtown Bethesda, downtown Silver Spring, Langley Park, College Park, New Carrollton, and points in between.

The speakers:

Anthony Brown, Maryland Lieutenant Governor

Martin O'Malley, Maryland Governor

Donna Edwards, U.S. House of Representatives

Ike Leggett, Montgomery County (MD) Executive

Jack Johnson, Prince George's County (MD) Executive

Paul Pinsky, Maryland Senate

Bill Bronrott, Maryland House of Delegates

Jim Dinegar, Greater Washington Board of Trade

Andrew Fellows, Clean Water Action

Perils For Pedestrians 138: The ADA and Sidewalks

--The Coordinator of Research at the US Access Board explains how the Americans With Disabilities Act applies to sidewalks. --A lawyer in Barden v. Sacramento discusses the lawsuit, which determined that sidewalks are a government program covered by the ADA. --A plaintiff in Barden v. Sacramento describes the negotiations that led to the settlement. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 137: California.

--We travel to the University of California Davis to learn what makes people walk; --We see how a walkability assessment can spark community action; --We find out what surfaces work best for crutch and wheelchair users. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

Perils For Pedestrians 136: California

--We visit the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District. --We meet a bicycle lobbyist at the California state capitol. --We talk with the president of the California Bicycle Coalition in Davis. --Davis is the first League of American Bicyclists platinum level city. --We learn about the Non-motorized Transportation Pilot Project in Marin County.. . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org