Tag: Pedestrian
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30 km/h Town
A significant factor contributing to pedestrian deaths and serious injuries is the speed a vehicle is going when it hits them. A pedestrian hit by a vehicle moving at 30 km/h has a 9 in 10 chance of surviving the collision; a pedestrian hit by a vehicle moving at 50 km/h has a 2 in…
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Pedestrians First: Tools for a Walkable City
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) is “a global organization at the forefront of innovation, using technical expertise, direct advocacy, and policy guidance to mitigate the impacts of climate change, improve air quality, and support prosperous, sustainable, and equitable cities.” The ITDP website has a wide range of studies and reports, and tools…
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Jane’s Walk
Jane’s Walk started in Toronto in 2006 and quickly began to spread around the world, with walks now taking place in more than 500 cities. Named after the influential writer and activist Jane Jacobs, Jane’s Walk are volunteer-led public walks that look at different aspects of the cities they take place in. Laura Pfeifer, who…
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Tasha Alexson – Pedestrian
I met Tash a couple years ago when she took an introductory filmmaking course I was teaching. In that class she made a lovely short film that really captured the sense of a flâneuse, a woman exploring a city on foot. When I started working on Project Pedestrian, I knew Tash was one of the…
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Shawn Micallef – Pedestrian
I had the pleasure of talking with Shawn Micallef about his book Stroll, Spacing magazine, and walking in Toronto. Shawn and I also recorded a walk in the neighbourhood around Dufferin Grove Park in Toronto, an area familiar to both of us. Shawn lives south of Dufferin Grove Park, and I lived near the intersection…
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Walkable cities
The American Geographical Society published a story on the world’s most walkable cities, and the winner is Milan, Italy! Two cities Project Pedestrian has spent extensive time in, Lyon, France (5) and Genoa, Italy (9), are in the top ten and we can understand why, we loved walking in them. 45 of the world’s 50…
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Lyon: A city designed for pedestrians
I started work on Project Pedestrian in March 2025 in a city I’d never been before: Lyon, France. I didn’t know much about Lyon before going there and that was the point. Walking is a good way to get to know a place, and I wanted to learn about Lyon by walking in it. It…
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