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National data highlights need for safer streets with pedestrians in mind

Por: WPTV Nation December 10, 2022

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DENVER, Colo. — Jonathon Stalls knows the dangers of being a pedestrian in Denver. In the winter, he has to walk through mud and snow alongside busy streets.You have engineering that has long, long, been centering high-speed car traffic as the priority, he said.Jonathon became an advocate for safer streets after he walked across the entire country. He now documents what he says are fatal flaws in infrastructure that are a symptom of... + full article



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