Old Town Road: Conversations on traffic safety

Hey, y’all! Thank you for a great first season. We’ll be back in Fall 2021 with more relatable urban planning content for the streets. In the season finale, Nimo and Jas dig into all things traffic safety. Specifically, the 4 E’s: Engineering, Education, Enforcement, and Evaluation. Data shows that 49 out of 50 states are getting increasingly dangerous, and pedestrian fatalities are up 45 percent in the last 10 years. What policies and programs are addressing this public safety and public health crisis? Press play to hear:Crash data related to pedestrian fatalities across the countryThe importance of investing in engineering and road design that create safer behaviors on the roadTools to educate all road users about safetyPros and cons of enforcing traffic safety and disproportionate racial profiling events with Black and Brown people driving, walking, or using transitA look ahead at the transportation infrastructure funding priorities in the Biden Administration Thank you for listening and tune in every other Tuesday where Nimo and Jas keep it Four Degrees to the Streets.Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @the4degreespod.Or send us an email to connect with us!Resources:Dangerous by Design 2021 UpdateFederal Highway Traffic Safety Policies: Impacts and OpportunitiesNeighborhood Environment, Access to Places for Activity, and Leisure-Time Physical Activity in a Diverse North Carolina PopulationRace, ethnicity, class, and protected bike lanes: An idea book for fairer citiesImpact of a youth advocacy policy, systems and environmental change program for physical activity on perceptions and beliefsWalking While BlackVision, Strategies, Action: Guidelines for an Effective Vision Zero Action PlanVision zero: a toolkit for road safety in the modern eraNational Complete Streets CoalitionFact sheet: The American Jobs PlanThe White House: FY 2022 Discretionary Request