Pedestrian Safety

Spooky Street Designs Pose a Problem Year Round, Not Just at Halloween

Spooky Street Designs Pose a Problem Year Round, Not Just at Halloween

Skeletons, ghosts, and other things that go bump in the night; the month of October is full of scenes that call back to childhood fears and superstitions. Staff at GOPC are afraid of conventional things, like clowns and chainsaw killers, but few things keep the office up at night more than poorly designed streets.

 

Dangerous by Design Releases State-Specific Pedestrian Data

Dangerous by Design Releases State-Specific Pedestrian Data

Last January, GOPC provided an update on state counts of pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities in 2017. New data shows between 2008 and 2017, drivers struck and killed 1,058 people walking in Ohio; the state has been ranked as the 26th most dangerous for people walking.