Safe Walks Info Session

Safe Walk, a program of RightRides for Women’s Safety, offers anyone who calls the Safe Walk dispatch number a free walking escort to their destination during the months of April-October. Bike Patrols are volunteers of 2+ people, who patrol a 10-15 block area.

Come learn how to get involved in RightRides’ newest program!

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This Week in Livable Streets Events

By Brad Aaron |
Sunday’s Tour de Queens is shaping up to be the big event on this week’s Streetsblog Calendar. Transportation Alternatives will also offer opportunities for residents of the Bronx and Manhattan to get involved in improving their neighborhood streets. Tuesday: Transportation Alternatives East Side Committee Meeting. Transportation Alternatives is kicking off an exciting new campaign focused […]

Safe Routes to Schools Need Funding in Pennsylvania

By Sarah Goodyear |
Today we bring you a call for action from Pennsylvania network member Bike PGH, which is asking Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell to release funds for the state’s Safe Routes to Schools program: Photo by pawpaw67 via Flickr. [One] measure of bike and pedestrian friendliness is the level to which Safe Routes to Schools are funded. […]

TA Urges DOT to Expand Safe Streets for Seniors

By Ben Fried |
TA recommends longer crossing times than DOT’s Safe Streets for Seniors program currently employs. Older pedestrians are probably the city’s most vulnerable street users, much more likely to die in traffic collisions than younger New Yorkers. It’s a public health concern that extends beyond fatality statistics: Fear of the street keeps seniors cooped up inside, […]

Streetfilms: Making Streets Safer for Seniors

By Elizabeth Press |
Transportation Alternatives’ Safe Routes for Seniors campaign began in 2003 to encourage senior citizens to walk more by improving the pedestrian environment. Funded by the New York State Department of Health, it was a pioneering program to address the needs of elderly pedestrians. In 2008, New York City launched its own Safe Streets for Seniors […]

House GOP Urges Elimination of (GOP-Backed) Kid Safety Program

By Elana Schor |
House Republicans aren’t known for their well-reasoned spending proposals lately, but they took it to a new level today by sending President Obama a $375 billion budget-cutting plan that slices $1 billion from bicycle and pedestrian programs. One hopes that crossing guard in orange isn’t a House GOPer. (Photo: CA DOT) The cuts have next […]