Recent Episodes of Perils for Pedestrians

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Episode 140
© 2008

• We visit the Embarcadero in San Francisco.
• We learn about the danger of freeway ramps.
• Sacramento Regional Transit celebrates an anniversary.
• We drop by the California Council of the Blind.

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Episode 139
© 2008

• We meet a bicycle advocate in Ottawa, Ontario,
• We talk with an urban planner about walkable neighborhoods
• We meet another bicycle advocate in Sacramento, California.

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Episode 138
© 2007

• We see how the Americans With Disabilities Act applies to sidewalks; Washington, DC.
• We travel to California to talk with a lawyer and a plaintiff from a key court case.

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Episode 137
© 2007

• We travel to the University of California - Davis to learn what makes people walk.
• We see how a walkability assessment can spark community action.
• We find out what surfaces work best for crutch and wheelchair users: Sacramento, CA.

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Episode 136
© 2007

• We visit the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District.
• We meet a bicycle lobbyist at the California state capitol.
• We talk with the president of the California Bicycle Coalition in Davis.
• Davis is the first League of American Bicyclists platinum level city.
• We learn about the Non-motorized Transportation Pilot Project in Marin County.

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Episode 135
© 2007

• We learn about Safe Routes to School programs; San Rafael, CA.
• We look at environmental health and walking; Berkeley, CA.
• Walkable environments can be part of quality disease prevention; Oakland, CA.
• We learn about Pedestrian Safety Action Plans; Davis, CA.

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Episode 134
© 2007

• We talk with the head of Bike Pittsburgh.
• Then we learn about Friends of the Riverfront.
• Free Ride recycles abandoned bicycles.
• The Southwest Pennsylvania Commission looks at pedestrian issues.
• Students at Carnegie Mellon University examine the history of pedestrian crashes.

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Episode 133
© 2007

• We visit Ottawa to learn about their new pedestrian plan.
• We examine the impact of neighborhood walkability on seniors.
• We look at traffic and sidewalks along Holland Avenue.
• Tinted windows are a growing problem for pedestrians.

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Episode 132
© 2007

• We travel to Montreal to attend The 11th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled Persons.
• We look at how Montreal is working in four sectors to create universal accessibility.
• We learn about Montreal's Transportation Plan and the Pedestrian Charter.
• We talk with Barry Wellar in Ottawa about his Walking Security Index.

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Episode 131
© 2007

• We travel to Mackinac, Michigan, for the Labor Day bridge walk.
• We talk with an advocate in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
• We visit a neighborhood that needs sidewalks in Knoxville, Tennessee.
• Tuscaloosa, Alabama, needs more crosswalks.
• We look at a dangerous intersection in Grand Island, Nebraska.
• We talk about closing the gaps in the East Coast Greenway.
• We look at the role of the pedestrian and bicycle professional.