Episode Details

In this episode, I connect with Angie Schmitt, the author of the new book Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America published by Island Press. We discuss the many complicated and convoluted reasons why this has been happening and talk about some of the inspiring, hopeful stories of change she highlighted in the book.

Helpful Links:

• Streetfilms video of Jorge Canez aka Peatónito ("little pedestrian") https://www.streetfilms.org/peatonito-is-in-nyc-protecting-pedestrians-from-cars-in-the-crosswalk/
• Streetsblog USA 
• Pedestrian Safety: The Last Frontier - Clarence M. Ditlow, III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Ditlow
• It Could Be Me campaign, Triny Willerton 
• Families for Safe Streets https://www.transalt.org/familiesforsafestreets
• STROAD Defined 
• Angie’s new firm: 3mph Planning and Consulting
• The suburb where everyone can walk to school, Lakewood, OH: Streetsblog article and Streetsfilms video 
• Disney’s Motor Mania Cartoon - Mr. Walker vs. Mr. Wheeler, video
• Hans Monderman - Shared Streets

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Credits:

All video and audio production by John Simmerman

Music:

Escaping Forever by Michael Vignola, Stay with Me by Lance Conrad, and The Dark Night by Neil-Cross via Storyblocks.com

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