Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Perils For Pedestrians 167



--We look at planning for the largest pedestrian event in Washington history, President Obama's inauguration.
--Thousands of cyclists took advantage of valet bicycle parking for the inauguration.
--We learn about Humana's Freewheelin' bicycle sharing program in Louisville, Kentucky.
--Humana took their bicycle program to the Democratic and Republican National Conventions.
--We talk with a convention delegate who tried out the shared bicycles.
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Eve DeCoursey



An interview with Eve DeCoursey at the Hawaii Bicycling League in November, 1996.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Perils For Pedestrians 166



--We learn about Safe Routes To School in Cincinnati, Ohio. --We look at Safe Routes To School in suburban Chicago. --We travel to Ottawa to talk with Barry Wellar about Sustainable Transport. --We meet a mobility consultant in Paris.. . . . . . . . "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

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Perils For Pedestrians 165: Indiana



--We meet a member of Crown Point Safe Pathways in Indiana. --We look at non-motorized planning in northern Indiana. --We learn about special events in downtown Valparaiso. --We learn about Valparaiso Pathways. --We look at the creation of a bike map for Richmond, Indiana.. . . . . . . . "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

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Perils For Pedestrians 164: Champaign-Urbana



--We talk with a principal about walking to school in Urbana, Illinois. --We talk with an engineer about Safe Routes to School. --We meet a school crossing guard in Champaign, Illinois. --We learn how the Champaign Urbana Mass Transit District promotes walking, cycling, and transit.. . . . . . . . "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

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Interview with Carl Henn



An interview with Carl Henn in 1997 by John Z Wetmore, host of "Perils For Pedestrians".

Friday, August 6, 2010

Dan Burden: TRB Distinguished Lectureship



Dan Burden giving the Distinguished Lectureship at the Transportation Research Board on January 10, 2001.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Three Things Pedestrians Need



A presentation by John Z Wetmore at the Oct 12, 2002, Break The Gridlock conference in Chicago, Illinois.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Perils For Pedestrians 111: Wisconsin



--We meet one of the founders of Wisconsin Walks in Cedarburg, WI. --We talk with a planner in White Fish Bay, WI. --The National Park Service Rivers and Trails Program and the Beer Trail in Milwaukee, WI.. . . . . . . . "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

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Perils For Pedestrians 112



--The RWJF Active Living Partnership in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago, IL. --The Sunday Parkways plan of the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation. --The Interurban Trail in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. --A public health nurse in Milwaukee, WI.. . . . . . . . "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

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Perils For Pedestrians 113: Switzerland



--We learn about public toilets in Zurich. --We drop in on Multimobil Day. --We visit the car free village of Braunwald. --We hike on Switzerland's extensive network of trails. --We visit Magglingen for a conference on transport related physical activity. --We talk with a researcher about activity levels in children.. . . . . . . . "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 114: Emergency Evacuation



--We look at the role of walking in evacuating New York on 9-11. --Walking also played a key role during the 2003 blackout. --We talk with an evacuation planner in Albany. --We look at obstacles to evacuation in the Washington DC region.. . . . . . . . "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

Monday, July 26, 2010

Perils For Pedestrians 115



--We visit the Sugarhouse district of Salt Lake City, where new development neglects pedestrians. --We talk with a store manager about slower streets helping businesses. --A bicyclist looks at the need for better education and enforcement in Utah. --We learn about the active living partnership in Louisville, Kentucky.. . . . . . . . "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

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Perils For Pedestrians 116



--We attend the dedication of a new trail in Frostburg, MD. --We visit the Parley's Creek Trail in Salt Lake City. --A planner looks at how the trail is part of a walkable city. --We learn about the active living partnership in Winnebago, Nebraska.. . . . . . . . "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

Friday, July 23, 2010

Perils For Pedestrians 117



--We attend Walk to School Day in Olney, Maryland. --We meet a transportation engineer with Salt Lake City. --We talk with the Utah bicycle and pedestrian coordinator. --We learn about the New York Bicycling Coalition in Albany.. . . . . . . . "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 118



--We travel to Zurich, Switzerland, for the Sixth International Walking Conference. --We visit the Voorhees Transportation Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey. --We learn about the New Jersey Mayors Wellness Campaign. --We look at bicycle planning for a university.. . . . . . . . "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

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Perils For Pedestrians 119



--A Safe Routes To School Task Force in Mechanicsburg, PA --The viewpoint of children. --The SRTS Task Force survey results. --Crossing guards in Mechanicsburg, PA. --Missing sidewalks in Mechanicsburg, PA. --A dietician on walking and personal health in Mechanicsburg, PA --A businessman on walking and the health of Main Street in Mechanicsburg, PA.. . . . . . . . "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 120



--The pedestrian and bicycle coordinator for Durham, NC. --The Triangle Transit Authority in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, NC. --The Cooper River Bridge in Charleston, SC.. . . . . . . . "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 121



--We look at valet bicycle parking at the National Cherry Blossom Festival. --We learn about the Blair Walk Project. --We drop in on the Florida Probike-Prowalk conference in Saint Augustine. --We meet a cyclist going from Key West to Canada. --We examine what pedestrians want with a psychologist in Vienna, Austria. --We talk with a pedestrian in Vienna.. . . . . . . . "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

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Perils For Pedestrians 122



--We learn about the Upper Valley Trails Alliance in Norwich, VT. --We look at the problem with wide one-way streets in Lansing, MI. --We visit the Allen Neighborhood Center in Lansing. --We learn about the Moving Our Community Towards Health coalition in Lansing.. . . . . . . . "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 123



--We travel to Madison, Wisconsin, for the ProWalk/ProBike Conference. --We talk with the mayor of Madison about improving conditions for bicyclists. --The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin works to create bicycle-friendly communities. --The public health agencies also promote bicycling and walking. --We meet the author of the Pedestrian Observer. --We look at proposed improvements to a busy street in Raleigh, NC. . . . . . . . . "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

Monday, July 19, 2010

Perils For Pedestrians 124



--We look at the sidewalk maintenance program in Overland Park, Kansas. --We learn about the Major Taylor Foundation of Greater Kansas City. --We talk with the executive director of the Missouri Bicycle Federation. --We meet the bicycle and pedestrian transportation planner for the Mid America Regional Council. --Pedestrians are told to keep away by a bank in Kansas City.. . . . . . . . "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

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Perils For Pedestrians 125



--We look at obstacles to bicyclists in Kansas City. --We learn about the share the road safety task force. --We visit the Kansas City Riverfront Heritage Trail. --We visit Lincoln, Nebraska, for the American Discovery Trail. --We look at a trail bridge over Interstate 440 in Raleigh, North Carolina. --We learn about the Initiative for Healthy Infrastructure in New York.. . . . . . . . "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 126



--We talk with an attorney in Tulsa about bicyclists and the law. --A Tulsa businessman bought bicycles for his employees. --We learn about Mothers Against Drunk Driving from their National President. --We meet the bicycle and pedestrian coordinator for Sommerville, Massachusetts. --We look at Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, North Carolina.. . . . . . . . "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

Friday, July 16, 2010

Perils For Pedestrians 127



--We visit Cabot, Arkansas, where a new sidewalk lets children walk home from school. --We travel to Kentucky, where we learn about Bicycling for Louisville. --Louisville has decided to become a bicycle-friendly community. --We talk with a pedestrian advocate in Louisville.. . . . . . . . "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

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Perils For Pedestrians 163: Urbana, IL



--We look at a road diet on Lincoln Avenue in Urbana, IL; --We learn about the bike plan for Urbana; --We talk with the secretary of Champaign County Bikes.. . . . . . . . "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

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Perils For Pedestrians 162



--We learn about the Non-motorized Transportation Pilot Project in Columbia, Missouri. --Sidewalk maintenance has been neglected in Columbia. --We talk with a wheelchair user in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. --We look at a wide intersection in Kansas City, Missouri. --We meet a bicycle advocate in Moline, Illinois.. . . . . . . . "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

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Perils For Pedestrians 161: Arkansas



--We visit the Big Dam Bridge up river from Little Rock; --We visit the Medical Mile in downtown Little Rock. --We look at measuring the Body Mass Index of school children in Arkansas; --We learn about pedestrian issues in Cabot, Arkansas.. . . . . . . . "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

Friday, January 1, 2010

Perils For Pedestrians 128





--We attend Walk to School Day in Delaware. --We learn about Starkville in Motion in Starkville, Mississippi. --We look at pedestrian safety at a highway interchange in Raleigh, North Carolina. --We visit Broadway in Saratoga Springs, New York. . . . . . . . . . . "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