Episodes 51 to 60 of Perils for Pedestrians
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Episode 60
© 2001

• The State Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Committee in Utah.
• Plans for a new bicycle station and multimodal center in Denver, CO.
• The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) meets in Chicago, IL.
• ITE's new Pedestrian and Bicycle Council.
• Traffic problems in Chicago's 48th Ward.
• Postcards from Russia - the peculiar placement of pipes.

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Episode 59
© 2001

• A new safety device for transit buses.
• Governor Vilsack walks across Iowa.
• The Fifth Annual Native American Lifesavers Conference in Bismarck, ND.
• Pedestrians form 25 percent of traffic fatalities in Indian Country.
• Bike-Walk Virginia meets in Charlottesville, VA.
• An old pedestrian mall is seeing new life in Charlottesville, VA.
• The League of American Bicyclists hosts a legislative summit in Washington, DC.
• The Thunderhead Alliance promotes local bicycle advocacy.

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Episode 58
© 2001

• 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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Episode 57
© 2001

• 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

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Episode 56
© 2001

• The International Walking Conference in Perth, Australia.
• New Urbanism in Australia.
• Measuring transportation mode share for pedestrians.
• Increasing pedestrian mode share.
• The National Heart Foundation tackles obstacles to walking in Australia.
• Making Western Australia "Walk Friendly"

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Episode 55
© 2001

• Picket fences are not enough to recreate a traditional neighborhood in Cary, NC.
• Smart Growth America is a new coalition working for more liveable, sustainable communities.
• The Transportation Research Board meets every January in Washington, DC.
• A Walking Security Index is being developed at the University of Ottawa.
• The second class treatment of pedestrians at a first class hotel in Washington, DC.

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Episode 54
© 2000

• International Walk to School Day in Lakewood, Ohio.
• The first cell phone law in the USA in Brooklyn, Ohio.
• Fences block pedestrian access to a library in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
• The Alaska Center for Injury Prevention in Anchorage.
• The East Coast Greenway trail is under development.
• Amtrak will soon allow bicycles on trains in the Northeast Corridor.

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Episode 53
© 2000

• Keeping sidewalks open for pedestrians during construction in Phoenix, Arizona.
• The role of the Planning Commission in Scottsdale, Arizona.
• An innovative intersection where a bicycle route crosses a major street in Tucson, Arizona.
• Training activists to speak on pedestrian issues in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Walking six miles to the bus stop after cuts in transit service in Anchorage, Alaska.
• The Trails and Greenways coalition in Anchorage, Alaska.
• Absurdly wide streets in Fairfax County, Virginia.

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Episode 52
© 2000

• Walking for health with Walk El Paso in El Paso, Texas.
• Almost one fourth of fatal crashes in New Mexico involve a driver without a valid license.
• A major traffic calming project along Fifth Street in Tempe, Arizona.

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Episode 51
© 2000

• An in-depth look at transportation in Tempe, Arizona.
• The Transit Manager.
• The Transportation Commission.
• Arizona State University and students with disabilities.
• The Transportation Director.

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