Perils For Pedestrians

About this original series

A public affairs series that looks at problems confronting pedestrians in communities like yours, and solutions to those problems from across the United States and around the world. Host John Z Wetmore talks with advocates, engineers, planners, and public officials in all fifty states and a dozen foreign countries. Watch it on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Not on where you live? Ask how you can help get it on.

  • # Episodes

    139 episodes

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Episodes of Perils For Pedestrians

    • Play Perils For Pedestrians 178: Pittsburgh - Perils For Pedestrians on Blip Perils For Pedestrians episodes on Blip

      Perils For Pedestrians 178: Pittsburgh

      --We learn about the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership. --We learn about the Oakland Transportation Management Association. --The Airport Corridor Management Association deals with a more suburban environment. --The Riverlife organization oversees the development of the 13 mile Three Rivers Park loop. --A commuter describes his walk to work in Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channe...

      • Release date
        Jan 16, 2012
      • Runtime
        28:09
    • Play Perils For Pedestrians 177: Pittsburgh. - Perils For Pedestrians on Blip Perils For Pedestrians episodes on Blip

      Perils For Pedestrians 177: Pittsburgh.

      --Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has more sets of stairs than any other city in the United States. --Snow can be a problem for pedestrians in Pittsburgh. --We look at what aircraft pilots can teach drivers. --The Veterans Administration does research on sidewalks. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

      • Release date
        Jan 15, 2012
      • Runtime
        28:10
    • Play Perils For Pedestrians 176: Florida - Perils For Pedestrians on Blip Perils For Pedestrians episodes on Blip

      Perils For Pedestrians 176: Florida

      --We learn about school bus stops in Port St. Lucie, Florida. --We look at programs to build sidewalks in Port St. Lucie. --The Florida Bicycle Association holds their annual conference in Lakeland. --We meet a Sarasota resident who gave up his car for a bicycle. --We talk with a mother about children walking to school in Miami. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.ped...

      • Release date
        Aug 8, 2011
      • Runtime
        28:10
    • Play Perils For Pedestrians 175: Tallahassee - Perils For Pedestrians on Blip Perils For Pedestrians episodes on Blip

      Perils For Pedestrians 175: Tallahassee

      --We meet the Florida Pedestrian and Bicycle Coordinator. --We talk with the state Safe Routes To School Administrator. --We learn about the Florida crossing guard training program. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

      • Release date
        Aug 7, 2011
      • Runtime
        28:09
    • Play Perils For Pedestrians 174: New Orleans - Perils For Pedestrians on Blip Perils For Pedestrians episodes on Blip

      Perils For Pedestrians 174: New Orleans

      --We meet the president of Friends of Lafitte Corridor in New Orleans, LA. --We talk with a planner about the National Evacuation Conference in New Orleans, LA. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

      • Release date
        Jul 12, 2011
      • Runtime
        28:10
    • Play Perils For Pedestrians 173 - Perils For Pedestrians on Blip Perils For Pedestrians episodes on Blip

      Perils For Pedestrians 173

      --We look at an intersection with a good design for blind pedestrians in Binghamton, New York. --We look at an intersection that almost got it right in Davis, California. --We see how bioswales are used to absorb stormwater along streets in Portland, Oregon. --We talk with the police chief and business owners about problems crossing the street in Port Orford, Oregon. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public...

      • Release date
        Jul 11, 2011
      • Runtime
        28:08
    • Play Perils For Pedestrians 172: New York - Perils For Pedestrians on Blip Perils For Pedestrians episodes on Blip

      Perils For Pedestrians 172: New York

      --Dobbs Ferry, New York, is losing pedestrian access to development. --A lawyer explains Sovereign Immunity, Tort, Duty, Notice, and their relation to sidewalk defects. --An elderly woman in Oswego, New York, makes an inventory of sidewalk defects. --A pedestrian in New York City is concerned about bicyclists that don't follow the rules. --We look at sexual harassment of pedestrians in New York City. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 ci...

      • Release date
        Jun 29, 2011
      • Runtime
        28:09
    • Play Perils For Pedestrians 171: Binghamton, NY - Perils For Pedestrians on Blip Perils For Pedestrians episodes on Blip

      Perils For Pedestrians 171: Binghamton, NY

      --We meet the public health director for Broome County, NY. --We learn about New York State DOT's role in greenways. --We learn about the City of Binghamton's role in greenways. --Partnerships are key to the greenway system. --We talk with a blind pedestrian about traffic. . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

      • Release date
        Jun 25, 2011
      • Runtime
        28:09
    • Play Perils For Pedestrians 170: Bridges - Perils For Pedestrians on Blip Perils For Pedestrians episodes on Blip

      Perils For Pedestrians 170: Bridges

      --We talk with United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari about Livable Communities at the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Bike Trail. --We visit a new pedestrian bridge across the Missouri River between Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa. --We travel to Kansas City, Missouri, where it is difficult for pedestrians to cross the Missouri River. --We drop in on the grand opening of the Walkway Over The Hudson in Poughkeepsie, New York. We ask N.Y. Governor Paterson about pedestria...

      • Release date
        Feb 16, 2011
      • Runtime
        28:08
    • Play New York Governor Paterson on Bikes on Bridges - Perils For Pedestrians on Blip Perils For Pedestrians episodes on Blip

      New York Governor Paterson on Bikes on Bridges

      At the October 3, 2009, grand opening of the Walkway Over The Hudson, New York Governor David Paterson responds to a question about pedestrian and bicycle access to bridges in New York State. . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrians" can be seen on public access cable channels in 150 cities. Help us get it on the public access channel where you live. www.pedestrians.org

      • Release date
        Oct 16, 2009
      • Runtime
        00:33
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