/tags/pedestrian-safety Pedestrian Safety en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:28:35 GMT /transportation/2024-10-22/austin-tx-congress-avenue-bridge-pedestrian-car-free The City of Austin is looking for community feedback on its proposed plans to turn Congress Avenue into a more pedestrian and cyclist-friendly zone, including constructing an entirely new car-free plaza. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:28:35 GMT /transportation/2024-10-22/austin-tx-congress-avenue-bridge-pedestrian-car-free Mason Rouser /austin/2021-10-22/austins-reviving-an-early-pandemic-program-to-make-neighborhood-streets-more-pedestrian-friendly The program will let neighborhoods apply for "Living Street" status, giving them permission to implement measures to encourage walking, biking and play. Fri, 22 Oct 2021 18:35:37 GMT /austin/2021-10-22/austins-reviving-an-early-pandemic-program-to-make-neighborhood-streets-more-pedestrian-friendly Andrew Weber /austin/2021-05-10/pandemic-era-traffic-calming-project-healthy-streets-winds-down Austin is slowly phasing out a program that made some streets more friendly to pedestrians and cyclists by setting up barriers to slow cars and trucks. City Council created the Healthy Streets Initiative to give people more outdoor space for physical activity. Mon, 10 May 2021 23:15:08 GMT /austin/2021-05-10/pandemic-era-traffic-calming-project-healthy-streets-winds-down Nathan Bernier /transportation/2021-03-23/americas-roads-are-getting-deadlier-and-fatality-rates-are-worse-for-minorities A new report warns that pedestrian deaths per mile driven soared in the first half of the year, with the death rate likely to see the largest one-year increase in 2020. Tue, 23 Mar 2021 23:04:27 GMT /transportation/2021-03-23/americas-roads-are-getting-deadlier-and-fatality-rates-are-worse-for-minorities Camila Domonoske /transportation/2020-01-08/austin-proposes-a-new-angle-for-cyclist-and-pedestrian-safety-at-railroad-crossings The Austin Transportation Department has identified several railroad crossings in need of safety improvements for cyclists and pedestrians. The findings� Thu, 09 Jan 2020 01:03:13 GMT /transportation/2020-01-08/austin-proposes-a-new-angle-for-cyclist-and-pedestrian-safety-at-railroad-crossings Samuel King /transportation/2019-04-12/austin-city-council-gave-a-green-light-to-the-strategic-mobility-plan-heres-what-that-means The Austin City Council has adopted a long-term transportation plan � its first since 1995. It's a 337-page document, so there's a lot to unpack.The� Fri, 12 Apr 2019 10:33:00 GMT /transportation/2019-04-12/austin-city-council-gave-a-green-light-to-the-strategic-mobility-plan-heres-what-that-means Andrew Weber /austin/2019-01-07/deaths-on-austin-roads-down-slightly-in-2018-two-years-into-traffic-safety-campaign Road deaths in Austin dropped slightly in the city’s second full year of a campaign for traffic safety.Seventy-four people died on city streets in 2018,� Mon, 07 Jan 2019 22:08:58 GMT /austin/2019-01-07/deaths-on-austin-roads-down-slightly-in-2018-two-years-into-traffic-safety-campaign Audrey McGlinchy /transportation/2018-05-16/two-years-after-vision-zero-when-will-austin-streets-be-safer-for-pedestrians Part 1 of a three-part seriesFourteen-year-old Alexei Bauereis had quit the backyard stunts like jumping from trees onto roofs and downhill skateboarding� Wed, 16 May 2018 10:00:00 GMT /transportation/2018-05-16/two-years-after-vision-zero-when-will-austin-streets-be-safer-for-pedestrians Audrey McGlinchy