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Episodes 71 to 80 of Perils for Pedestrians
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Episode 80
© 2003

• The remote location proposed for a new school sparked controversy in Sylacauga, Alabama.
• A neighborhood that depends on walking needs to have schools and other destinations nearby in Sylacauga.
• Alabama Safe Kids works to prevent injuries to children.
• The highway safety director for the regional planning commission in Birmingham, Alabama, works to prevent injuries to pedestrians of all ages.
• A pediatrician in Birmingham discusses the importance of physical activity and good nutrition to children.

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Episode 79
© 2003

• Dan Burden explains how to do a walking audit in New Orleans, Louisiana.
• The president of the New Orleans Regional Bicycle Awareness Committee is active in bicycle education.
• The Second New Partners for Smart Growth Conference meets in New Orleans.
• The executive director of the Mississippi River Trail Corporation explains the nature of the trail in St. Paul, Minnesota.
• The vice president of the Minneapolis City Council discusses pedestrians in the twin cities.
• The National Campaign to Stop Red Light Running releases their new publication, "Stop on Red Means Safe on Green", in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Episode 78
© 2002

• The police chief of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, talks about pedestrian safety.
• A Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee sponsored a walkable community workshop in Cedarburg.
• The group Pednet works for pedestrian and pedacycle improvments in Columbia, Missouri.
• The Bicycle-Pedestrian Commission advises the city council in Columbia.
• The Disabilities Commission advises the Mayor in Columbia.
• Citizens for a Safe Route B lobbies for pedestrian improvements on Route B in Columbia.
• A father and son team of authors in Duluth, Minnesota, discuss walking.

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Episode 77
© 2002

• Building sidewalks near schools would save money on hazard busing in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin.
• Painted lines in the street are not an adequate substitute for sidewalks in Ashwaubenon.
• Safe Routes Minnesota works to create a safe environment for children walking to school.
• The Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals helps its members develop the skills to create walkable places.
• Sidewalks and roundabouts were included in a road project in DePere, Wisconsin.
• Researchers at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo study how roundabouts can create problems for blind pedestrians.

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Episode 76
© 2002

• Researchers at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo study the importance of sidewalks to blind senior citizens.
• Changes to an intersection affect pedestrians in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• Groundwork Providence promotes bicycling to work in Rhode Island's Capital.
• The American Society of Civil Engineers celebrates its 150th anniversary in Washington, DC.
• Tucson, Arizona, is experimenting with a new type of pedestrian signal.
• The Lifesavers Conference holds its 20th anniversary meeting in Orlando, Florida.
• The 10th Congress For The New Urbanism is held in Miami Beach, Florida.

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Episode 75
© 2002

• Phillywalks on sidewalks as centers of activity in Philadelphia, PA.
• Bicycles and Segway scooters belong in bike lanes, not on sidewalks.
• The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission is studying pedestrian access to commuter train stations near Philadelphia.
• The ability to travel on their own is crucial to the independence of individuals with developmental disabilities.
• The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation puts in obstacles instead of sidewalks in York, PA.

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Episode 74
© 2002

• International Walk to School Day at East Silver Spring Elementary School in Maryland.
• The Walking to School Song.
• ESS students lobby the Maryland legislature to make walking the official state exercise.
• Rep. Earl Blumenauer (3rd District, OR) discusses the 8th National Rail~Volution Conference in Washington, DC.
• The Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager at the Federal Highway Administration receives the APBP Lifetime Achievement Award in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
• The Governor's Highway Safety Association meets in Saint Louis, Missouri.
• The National Heart Foundation of Australia looks at the importance of walking to health in Adelaide, South Australia.
• A consultant in Sydney, Australia, promotes Mobility Management.

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Episode 73
© 2002

• Injury Prevention SA and pedestrian fatalities in Adelaide, South Australia.
• The pedestrian advocacy group, Walksafe SA, in Adelaide.
• A ring road and other obstacles to pedestrians come between a community and nearby parkland in Adelaide.
• Planners had to accommodate 400,000 pedestrians each day for the Sydney Olympics.
• Recreational walkers have a choice of walking groups in Canberra, ACT, Australia.

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Episode 72
© 2002

• Conducting crash tests for pedestrians at Adelaide University.
• A new type of energy-absorbing bollard.
• Lowering residential speed limits 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.
• A chat with the chairman of the Pedestrian Council of Australia in Sydney.
• Using automatic traffic counters to measure gaps in traffic.

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Episode 71
© 2002

• The Pedestrian Bicycle Information Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
• An Urban Land Institute conference on Smart Growth in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Local planning in a neighborhood near the Kentucky School for the Blind in Louisville.
• Blind pedestrians and borderless parking lots.
• Blind pedestrians and a skewed railroad crossing.
• The Centers for Disease Control on the importance of physical activity and walking.

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