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. http://www.pedestrians.org

# Episodes
141 episodes
Rating
TV-UN

Episodes of Perils For Pedestrians

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  Perils For Pedestrians 179: The Hague
  
  www.pedestrians.org --We visit The Hague, for the Walk21 International Pedestrian Conference. --We meet Jack Short, with the International Transport Forum. --We visit one of the largest pedestrianized areas in Europe. --We learn about the International Co-operation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic Safety, ICTCT. --We talk with a key participant in the COST Action 328 Pedestrian Quality Needs project. --We learn about the Making Walking Count project. . . . . . . . . . "Perils For Pedestrian...
  - Release date
    
    Mar 11, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    28:04
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  Perils For Pedestrians 178: Pittsburgh
  
  www.pedestrians.org --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 ...
  - Release date
    
    Jan 16, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    28:09
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  Perils For Pedestrians 177: Pittsburgh.
  
  www.pedestrians.org --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.
  - Release date
    
    Jan 15, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    28:10
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  Perils For Pedestrians 176: Florida
  
  www.pedestrians.org --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 whe...
  - Release date
    
    Aug 8, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    28:10
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  Perils For Pedestrians 175: Tallahassee
  
  www.pedestrians.org --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.
  - Release date
    
    Aug 7, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    28:09
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  Perils For Pedestrians 174: New Orleans
  
  www.pedestrians.org --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.
  - Release date
    
    Jul 12, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    28:10
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  Perils For Pedestrians 173
  
  www.pedestrians.org --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 ...
  - Release date
    
    Jul 11, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    28:08
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  Perils For Pedestrians 172: New York
  
  www.pedestrians.org --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 cabl...
  - Release date
    
    Jun 29, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    28:09
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  Which Bicyclist Is Texting?
  
  Does texting affect bicycle riding? The answer is obvious. www.pedestrians.org
  - Release date
    
    Mar 5, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    00:21
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  Perils For Pedestrians 171: Binghamton, NY
  
  www.pedestrians.org --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.
  - Release date
    
    Jun 25, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    28:09