Pedestrians /tags/pedestrians Pedestrians en-US Copyright © 2024 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 22:58:04 GMT MoDOT reports record pedestrian deaths in 2024 /2025-02-05/modot-reports-record-pedestrian-deaths-in-2024 While pedestrian deaths increased, overall roadway fatalities went down in 2024. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 22:58:04 GMT /2025-02-05/modot-reports-record-pedestrian-deaths-in-2024 Finnegan Belleau, Finnegan Belleau Great Rivers Greenway’s retiring leader sees greatness in the St. Louis region’s future /economy-business/2024-10-15/st-louis-great-rivers-greenways-leader-retiring CEO Susan Trautman helped the public agency secure multiple funding streams and dramatically grew the organization’s staff. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-10-15/st-louis-great-rivers-greenways-leader-retiring Eric Schmid St. Louis is a car town. But city leaders are pushing plans that could change that /economy-business/2024-07-22/st-louis-pushing-car-town-status Plans include new transit lines and redesigning major roads to make them safer and more accessible for pedestrians and cyclists. Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-07-22/st-louis-pushing-car-town-status Eric Schmid St. Louis County runners, walkers want Sam Page to veto bill keeping them off streets /government-politics-issues/2023-05-25/st-louis-county-runners-walkers-want-sam-page-to-veto-bill-keeping-them-off-streets Runners and walkers in St. Louis County are urging County Executive Sam Page to veto a bill that would ticket people walking and running in streets where sidewalks are available. The County Council approved the measure earlier this month. Thu, 25 May 2023 20:58:35 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-05-25/st-louis-county-runners-walkers-want-sam-page-to-veto-bill-keeping-them-off-streets Sarah Fentem Fed up with more studies, cyclists urge St. Louis leaders to stop traffic violence /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-10-14/fed-up-with-more-studies-cyclists-urge-st-louis-leaders-to-to-stop-traffic-violence A group of cyclists hope a recent satirical installation on South Grand brings attention to the issue of pedestrian safety in St. Louis. Fri, 14 Oct 2022 20:52:49 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-10-14/fed-up-with-more-studies-cyclists-urge-st-louis-leaders-to-to-stop-traffic-violence Emily Woodbury St. Louis needs to do more than repave its dangerous streets, committee urges /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-05-17/st-louis-needs-to-do-more-than-repave-its-dangerous-streets-committee-urges The citizen-led Community Mobility Committee wants the city to slow down on its plans to repave $84 million of streets until it can add elements to make them safer for pedestrians and cyclists. Tue, 17 May 2022 21:30:25 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-05-17/st-louis-needs-to-do-more-than-repave-its-dangerous-streets-committee-urges Danny Wicentowski Pedestrian death tally remained high in 2021 — ‘an indictment of our system’ /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-21/pedestrian-death-tally-remained-high-in-2021-an-indictment-of-our-system Missouri lacks basic traffic safety laws and proper infrastructure to protect people who walk, wheel and bike. Tue, 22 Feb 2022 21:50:59 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-21/pedestrian-death-tally-remained-high-in-2021-an-indictment-of-our-system Jane Mather-Glass St. Louisans search for solutions as drivers keep killing pedestrians /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-10-29/st-louisans-search-for-solutions-as-drivers-keep-killing-pedestrians Ten pedestrians recently lost their lives on city streets over the course of just 11 weeks. Tiffanie Stanfield and Xandi Barrett offer ideas for putting an end to such traffic violence. Fri, 29 Oct 2021 21:21:55 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-10-29/st-louisans-search-for-solutions-as-drivers-keep-killing-pedestrians Evie Hemphill Missouri Traffic Fatalities Soared In 2020 — Even With Driving Down /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-06-15/missouri-traffic-fatalities-soared-in-2020-even-with-driving-down Among the 987 deaths last year, 128 involved pedestrians, some of them struck on roadways after exiting their own vehicles in the wake of incidents. Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:13:41 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-06-15/missouri-traffic-fatalities-soared-in-2020-even-with-driving-down Evie Hemphill Tackling America’s ‘Silent Epidemic’ Of Pedestrian Deaths — In St. Louis And Beyond /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-10-09/tackling-americas-silent-epidemic-of-pedestrian-deaths Angie Schmitt’s new book, “Right of Way: Race, Class and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths,” examines why more American pedestrians are dying, who makes up these deaths and what simple yet concrete things we could do to save people like them. She discusses her book on St. Louis on the Air, and we hear from a victim's sister and a local transportation policy planner, too. Fri, 09 Oct 2020 21:54:43 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-10-09/tackling-americas-silent-epidemic-of-pedestrian-deaths Sarah Fenske, Evie Hemphill