Neighborhood Pace Cars

--We learn about the Neighborhood Pace Car program in Boise, Idaho. This is the second half of "Perils For Pedestrians" Episode 64. . . . . . . . . "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 56: Australia

--We travel to Perth, Australia, for the second International Walk21 Conference.--We look at New Urbanism in Australia.--How do you measure transportation mode share for pedestrians?--We learn how to increase pedestrian mode share.--The National Heart Foundation tackles obstacles to walking in Australia.--We look at making Western Australia "Walk Friendly".

Perils For Pedestrians 57: Australia

--Innovative pedestrian crossings in Melbourne, Australia.--Automated pedestrian gates at railroad crossings in Melbourne.--A cooperative effort produced a new publication, "Providing For Journeys On Foot", in the United Kingdom.--A new rigorous drivers license program in Canberra, Australia.--The historical expansion of cities around the one-hour travel distance.--Urban design in Melbourne.. . . . . . . . "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 58: New Zealand

--Safekids and young pedestrians in New Zealand.

--Pedestrians and the Auckland City Council.

--A sensory garden in the Auckland Domain.

--The Cyclist Advocates Network in New Zealand.

--The Auckland Harbor Bridge has no bicycle or pedestrian facilities.

--Finding happiness with a bicycle instead of a car.

--Automobile dealers who block the footpath in Auckland.

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Perils For Pedestrians 59

--A new safety device for WMATA transit buses.

--Governor Vilsack walks across Iowa.

--The Fifth Annual Native American Lifesavers Conference in Bismarck, North Dakota.

--Pedestrians form 25 percent of traffic fatalities in Indian Country.

--Bike-Walk Virginia meets in Charlottesville.

--An old pedestrian mall is seeing new life in Charlottesville.

--The League of American Bicyclists hosts a legislative summit in Washington, DC.

--The Thunderhead Alliance promotes local bicycle advocacy.

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Perils For Pedestrians 60

--We learn about the State Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Committee in Utah.
--A new bicycle station and multimodal center is planned for Denver, Colorado.
--The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) meets in Chicago, Illinois.
--We meet the chair of ITE's new Pedestrian and Bicycle Council.
--We look at traffic problems in Chicago's 48th Ward.
--Postcards from Russia - the peculiar placement of pipes.
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Perils For Pedestrians 61

--An old bridge is trapped in political limbo in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
--We look at transportation planning in Lexington, Kentucky.
--We drop in on Walk To School Day in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
--A new program trains school crossing guards in Fayetteville.
--The mayor of Fayetteville discusses sidewalks and trails.
--Fayetteville has a sidewalk ordinance and good construction standards for new sidewalks.
--Little steps form big obstacles on a pedestrian bridge in Florissant, Missouri.
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Perils For Pedestrians 62

--We look at pedestrian improvements in Jackson, Wyoming. --We examine the connection between walking and health. --We drop in on a conference on physical activity at the Cooper Institute in Dallas, Texas. --We learn about Active Community Environments in Montgomery, Alabama. --A citizen works to include peds and bikes in Mississippi state transportation planning. --We look at peds and bikes at the Central Mississippi Metropolitan Planning Organization. --The Sierra Club shares its concerns at a typical suburban intersection in Denver, Colorado. --We check out preparations for Walk to School Day in Lexington, 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

Perils For Pedestrians 64

--We look at the Safe Passages program for school children in Draper, Utah.
--We examine research on cell phones and driving distractions at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
--There are separate trails for pedestrians and bicyclists in congested areas of Denver, Colorado.
--We learn about the Neighborhood Pace Car program in Boise, Idaho.
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Perils For Pedestrians 65

--We learn about the Idaho Urban Research and Design Center in Boise.
--We look at difficult intersections of trails with roads in Missoula, Montana.
--Envision Utah examines growth issues along the Wasatch Front in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Perils For Pedestrians 66

--We learn about Idaho Smart Growth and The Treasure Valley around Boise.--We look at four perspectives on Maryland's Live Near Your Work program.--We see how the Atlanta Bicycle Campaign works to make Atlanta, Georgia, bicycle-friendly.--We visit the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Art Museum and its distinctive pedestrian bridge designed by Calatrava.. . . . . . . . "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 67

--We attend the New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in San Diego.
--We look at the Safe Routes to School program in California.
--We talk with the Vice Chair of Walk San Diego.
--We pay tribute to the late Susie Stephens of the Thunderhead Alliance.
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Perils For Pedestrians 68

--We meet an advocate for the Huckleberry Trail in Blacksburg, Virginia.
--A dangerous intersection lies between elderly residents and their synagogue in San Diego, California.
--Researchers at San Diego State University explore the relationship between walkable neighborhoods and physical activity.
--We look at problems resulting from head injuries.
--A Hawaii state delegate from Ewa works to improve pedestrian safety.
--Obstacles confront pedestrians with disabilities in Anchorage, Alaska.
--A major apartment complex in Alexandria, Virginia, is not easy to reach on foot.
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Perils For Pedestrians 69: New England

--The Kids and Transportation education program teaches mobility to children in Portland, Maine.
--The Golden Shoes treasure hunt makes walking fun in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
--The Cambridge Walks coalition promotes walking in several ways.
--The Connecticut Bicycle Coalition in Hartford has issued a report, Deadly by Design.
--A National Heritage Corridor follows the Blackstone River from Worcester, Massachusetts, to Providence, Rhode Island.
--The group Local Motion promotes walking and bicycling in Burlington, Vermont.
--An historic pedestrian bridge has a modern problem where it ends at a busy road in Brunswick , Maine.
--The Ashuelot covered bridge in New Hampshire has pedestrian walkways along both sides.
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Perils For Pedestrians 70: New England

--Walk Boston takes part in National Walk to Lunch Day in Massachusetts.
--Graduate students from Tufts University helped Walk Boston organize the event.
--A bike path and railroad track co-exist in Hallowell, Maine.
--Burlington, Vermont, puts a priority on Pedestrians and bicyclists.
--The Burlington Bike Council provides citizen input to the city.
--One downtown Burlington resident seldom needs to use his car.
--In New Hampshire, Pathways for Keene provides private support for a trail system in town.
--Path to Health walking routes in Rhode Island bring an Irish program to the United States.
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Perils For Pedestrians 71

--We drop in on The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.--The Urban Land Institute hosts a conference on Smart Growth in Atlanta, Georgia.--We look at local planning in a neighborhood near the Kentucky School for the Blind in Louisville.--Blind pedestrians have problems with borderless parking lots.--Blind pedestrians also have problems with a skewed railroad crossing.--We ask the Centers for Disease Control about the importance of physical activity and walking.. . . . . . . . "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 72: Austrailia

--We look at crash tests for pedestrians at Adelaide University.
--We meet the inventor of a new type of energy-absorbing bollard.
--Residential speed limits are lowered in the Australian Capital Territory.
--The local bicyclist organization would like to see more speed limits lowered.
--Shared zones keep cars close to walking speed in Melbourne.
--Research demonstrates why lower vehicle speeds are good for pedestrians.
--We chat with the chairman of the Pedestrian Council of Australia in Sydney.
--Automatic traffic counters are used to measure gaps in traffic.
. . . . . . . . "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