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Cascades: at the hearing, the representative from the car-lobbying AAA even testified that the two biggest types of road injuries and deaths were cars hitting pedestrians and motorcyclists not wearing helmets. And they believe in reducing both types. Perceived danger may not be a deterrent to you enjoying the city but it is for many people.

DC isn't especially dangerous. But we've spent 50 years engineering our road network for cars and to keep pedestrians bottled up in small spaces. Early in the car's history, streets were seen as places for everyone, where children played and people walked and vehicles moved (more slowly and safely). Even the term "jaywalk" rose to change public opinion and kick everyone else off the streets.

One principle you're always going to find from me on this blog is that we need to rethink the way we allocate public space between vehicles, pedestrians, and bikes to, as Wells put it, "upgrade the rights of pedestrians" and bicyclists.

by David Alpert on Jun 22, 2008 8:55 am • link • report

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