You can't fault the creativity behind Bill Gates' efforts to draw attention to the problem of malaria by designating this week Mos...

Image courtesy Walk Raleigh The pedestrian advocacy world has been buzzing over one graduate student's efforts to promote walking in N...

Inspired by KECT's recent request to submit photos of broken sidewalks in LA, I took a stroll around my neighborhood to "show off&q...

An urgent request from the LA Bicycle Coalition: We are conducting our 2nd bike and pedestrian count in the City of Los Angeles next week ...

Okay, I'm dipping a toe back into the world of blogging for just one quick moment, because I feel so passionately about this story and w...

A call to action from our friends at the Safe Routes to School National Partnership: IMPORTANT – Key lawmakers acting to end dedicated fun...

In gridlock rivaling that on the 405, the LA City Council returned the red light camera program to the City's budget committee (chaired ...

We have a little more time to wait, but things aren't looking good for the future of red light cameras in LA. As reported in the LA Time...

LA city councilmembers have delayed their vote on the City's red light camera program until next Tuesday to allow more of the council to...

Perhaps you've been following the debate over the City of Los Angeles' abrupt move to consider eliminating its red light photo enfor...

The National Complete Streets Coalition is gathering support for H.R. 1780 , the Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2011. The bill was introdu...

America Walks has created a survey to help gather better information about walking habits throughout the country. The survey is open until J...

First of all, many thanks to Grist and Planetizen for promoting this series, I hope it's helpful to my fellow crosswalk lovers out ther...

Step 7: Who else can help me? As I mentioned yesterday, elected officials respond well to angry mobs (well fine, I didn't exactly say i...

As promised, a continuation of last week's guide to gaining a marked crossing in your neighborhood. Step 6: How do I cut the red tape?...

So you're staring out your window, watching cars race by your local street corner, and suddenly it hits you: "We need a marked cros...

Our favorite local Safe Routes to School advocate Jessica Meaney needs support for the Los Angeles Citywide Safe Routes to School proposal, ...

Recently the Strong Towns Blog published an amazing post laying out the key arguments for narrower streets--and how to make them in a langua...

I love this project, sponsored by Safe Kids Worldwide , that handed cameras to kids in seven differnt countries and asked them to document ...

Yes, the Pedestrians' Super Hero ( "Peaton" is "pedestrian" in Spanish) has taken an extra long walk from Ecuador to...