Pedestrian Safety

People walk, cycle and sit at tables in the rendering of the proposed pedestrian plaza in front of the Texas Capitol.

New proposal reimagines Congress Avenue as a walkable downtown destination

Mason Rouser

The City of Austin is looking for community feedback on its proposed plans to turn Congress Avenue into a more pedestrian and cyclist-friendly zone, including constructing an entirely new car-free plaza.

Avenue G in Hyde Park was one of a handful of streets that was partially closed to encourage outdoor activity under the city's Healthy Streets Initiative.

Austin

Austin's reviving an early pandemic program to make neighborhood streets more pedestrian-friendly

Andrew Weber

The program will let neighborhoods apply for "Living Street" status, giving them permission to implement measures to encourage walking, biking and play.

Austin

Pandemic-Era Traffic Calming Project 'Healthy Streets' Winds Down

Nathan Bernier

Austin is slowly phasing out a program that made some streets more friendly to pedestrians and cyclists by setting up barriers to slow cars and trucks. City Council created the Healthy Streets Initiative to give people more outdoor space for physical activity.

Last summer, Lucy Le was killed on a street near her Virginia home by a neighbor backing out of her driveway. Her daughter, Laura Pho, now draws a new memorial to her mother every day on the pavement where she died. "It's my meditation," she says. "It's my way of honoring her."

Transportation

Roads Are Getting Deadlier For Pedestrians; Fatality Rates Are Worse For Minorities

Camila Domonoske

A new report warns that pedestrian deaths per mile driven soared in the first half of the year, with the death rate likely to see the largest one-year increase in 2020.

Vehicles drive over the railroad crossing in the Rosewood neighborhood of East Austin.

Transportation

Austin Proposes A New Angle For Cyclist And Pedestrian Safety At Railroad Crossings

Samuel King

The Austin Transportation Department has identified several railroad crossings in need of safety improvements for cyclists and pedestrians. The findings…

Transportation

Austin City Council Gave A Green Light To The Strategic Mobility Plan. Here's What That Means.

Andrew Weber

The Austin City Council has adopted a long-term transportation plan – its first since 1995. It's a 337-page document, so there's a lot to unpack.The…

Austin

Deaths On Austin Roads Down Slightly In 2018, Two Years Into Traffic Safety Campaign

Audrey McGlinchy

Road deaths in Austin dropped slightly in the city’s second full year of a campaign for traffic safety.Seventy-four people died on city streets in 2018,…

Transportation

Two Years After Vision Zero, When Will Austin Streets Be Safer For Pedestrians?

Audrey McGlinchy

Part 1 of a three-part seriesFourteen-year-old Alexei Bauereis had quit the backyard stunts like jumping from trees onto roofs and downhill skateboarding…