More Safety and Mobility for Older Adults Resources
Sidewalk Mapping for Pedestrians with Disabilities Navigation Workshop Summary
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Offers a summary of a 2022 workshop focused on research needs for sidewalk mapping.
Read More >Source: Vision Zero Network
Provides examples and guidance on using Safe Streets and Roads for All funding for equitable traffic enforcement.
Read More >Guide for Safe Speeds: Managing Traffic Speeds to Save Lives and Improve Livability
Source: World Bank Group
Offers evidence to inform decision-making and address barriers to adjusting traffic speeds.
Read More >Source: Smart Growth America
Summarizes a 40-year high in pedestrian deaths and identifies those most at risk.
Read More >Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Compiles initial reactions to and recommendations for the updated 11th Edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
Read More >Leveraging Bikes to Lower Emissions, Enhance Mobility and Fight the Climate Crisis
Source: PeopleForBikes
Provides an overview of climate messaging, legislative agenda and actions with the administration to position bicycles as a key part of the solution for climate change.
Read More >Source: State Smart Transportation Initiative
Reports on a study that found millennials (those born between 1981 and 1996) prefer to drive about 8-9% less than Generation X and Baby Boomers.
Read More >Estimated Number of Deaths Prevented Through Increased Physical Activity Among US Adults
Source: JAMA Internal Medicine
The findings support implementing evidence-based strategies to improve physical activity to potentially reduce deaths.
Read More >Source: National Institute for Transportation and Communities
Considers the mobility challenges, barriers, and gaps older adults experience to help develop forms of assistance or educational strategies to fill them.
Read More >Delivery Cyborg Pushed Off Toronto, Canada Streets Over Safety and Accessibility Concerns
Source: Treehugger
Reports that 10-pound delivery cyborgs (a robot-like machine piloted remotely by a human using a computer and a joystick) are banned from Toronto, Canada streets.
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