Topic – Complete Streets

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  Roads more dangerous for poor pedestrians

  Same for seniors and children

  Matt Dietrichson, May 21, 12.

  A study proves that pedestrian crashes happen significantly more often in low income neighborhoods.

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  Gary Toth

  Urbanism works for small towns

  Director, Transportation Initiatives, Project for Public Spaces, Apr 30, 12.

  Urbanism works for small towns, too

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  Peter Brown

  Director, Better Houston

  Director, Better Houston / Former Houston City Council Member, Apr 06, 12.

  Pedestrian Pete on National Walking Day

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  Kaid Benfield

  The true cost of unwalkability

  Matt Dietrichson, Mar 29, 12.

  The true cost of unwalkable streets

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  Are US cities ready for aging Baby Boomers?

  Infrastructure, service needed

  Matt Dietrichson, Mar 28, 12.

  As aging Baby Boomers move out of the workforce and into retirement, few cities have a long term plan for preparing.

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  Walkonomics

  Walkable streets reduce crime

  Walkonomics.com rates the walkability of your street by combining Open Data and Crowdsourcing., Mar 27, 12.

  Walkanomics explains how walkable streets can reduce crime.

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  Charlene Hunter James

  Houstonians want safer streets

  Houston resident and a member of AARP Texas' all-volunteer executive council, Mar 14, 12.

  Aging Houstonians want safer streets

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  Seattle reaping benefits of a street’s redesign

  Collision rate dropped 23%

  Matt Dietrichson, Mar 06, 12.

  One street in Seattle has seen a 23% drop in collision after retrofitting its design to be more bike friendly.

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  Houston Chronicle Editorial Board

  Why we need Complete Streets

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Feb 28, 12.

  Why we need Complete Streets in Houston

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  Austin collaborating on a new ‘complete street’

  Multimodal and pro-pedestrian

  Matt Dietrichson, Feb 28, 12.

  The city of Austin is making headway on retrofitting the now aesthetically displeasing Airport Boulevard into a pedestrian friendly complete street.

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