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Episodes 21 to 30 of Perils for Pedestrians
These are 28 minute episodes. A new episode is released monthly.
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Video specials are also available

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Episode 30
©1998

• Steve Blair at the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research discusses walking and health.
• Pedestrian initiatives in Nashville, Tennessee.
• Developing The Pedestrian Thoroughfare Plan in Asheville, North Carolina.
• The Urban Trail in downtown Asheville, North Carolina.
• The Second Annual Partners for Smart Growth Conference in Austin, Texas.

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Episode 29
©1998

• Baypeds - advocacy in the San Francisco Bay area.
• The Senior Action Network in San Francisco.
• Los Angeles Walks - a new advocacy group.
• Pedestrian advocacy in Honolulu, Hawaii.
• The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee on the Big Island of Hawaii.
• Missing sidewalks in Washington, DC.

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Episode 28
©1998

• The Human Powered Transportation Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
• The Oakland, California Pedestrian Safety Project.
• The Fruitvale Community Collaborative and pedestrian problems in the inner city.
• Pedestrian problems in the suburbs.
• Pedestrians Educating Drivers on Safety - PEDS - in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Episode 27
©1998

• A mother in Montecito, California discusses walkability in the suburbs.
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on physical activity, health, and the pedestrian environment.
• The CDC sponsors the Panel on Preventing Pedestrian Injuries in Atlanta, Georgia.
• The Portland, Oregon, Pedestrian Master Plan.

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Episode 26
©1998

• The Institute of Transportation Engineers' annual meeting in Toronto.
• Photo radar in San Jose, California.
• The odd placement of push buttons for pedestrian signals.
• The ped-shed -- street patterns and catchment areas for pedestrians.
• Advocates and planners in Portland, Oregon.

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Episode 25
©1998

• How to measure Pedestrian Level of Service.
• Groundbreaking for the Metropolitan Branch Trail in Washington, DC.
• Opening of the Glenmont, Maryland, Metrorail station.
• Pedestrian Crossovers in Toronto.
• The longest rails to trails conversion - the Cowboy Trail in Nebraska.
• The American Society of Civil Engineers conference on Transportation, LandUse, and Air Quality - Making the Connection.
• Keith Bartholomew and 1,000 Friends of Oregon.

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Episode 24
©1998

• A plan to improve Woodmont Avenue in Bethesda, Maryland.
• Resolving the conflict between traffic calming and emergency response in Portland, Oregon.
• The strange placement of historical markers.
• The largest volksmarch walk in the United States, at the Crazy Horse Monument in South Dakota.
• How Corning, Iowa won a Main Street Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

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Episode 23
©1998

• The 25th anniversary of the Portland, Oregon, Downtown Plan.
• The 23rd annual meeting of Neighborhoods USA.
• The Chain of Rocks Bridge -- the longest pedestrian bridge in the USA. St. Louis, Missouri.
• Some things that make a street friendly to pedestrians.

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Episode 22
©1998

• Wendy Bumgardner, the Web Czarina of Walking.
• The sixth Congress For The New Urbanism.
• A pedestrian study of Colorado Boulevard.
• Narrow streets have fewer accidents.
• Pedestrian problems in Tysons Corner, Virginia.
• Reducing parking demand at Stanford University.

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Episode 21
©1998

• Talking signs aid blind pedestrians.
• A dozen reasons to separate the sidewalk from the curb with a planting strip.
• The author of Personal Finance for Dummies on the cost of car ownership.
• The Institute of Transportation Engineers meeting on Harmonizing Transportation and Community Goals.
• Pacific Grove, California, takes a renewed interest in pedestrians.

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