Minnesota’s Deadly Pedestrian Refuge Islands

Infrastructure
Safety
Sidewalks
Urban Design
Walking

Andy Singer • September 10, 2021

The way St. Paul Public Works and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) design pedestrian refuge islands is awful. It’s symbolic of how oblivious and uncaring they are about pedestrian and bicycle crashes. It’s also one of many indicators that little has changed in this state during the past 20 years. Consider these pedestrian refuge […]

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The Curb is Everything

Sidewalks
Streets

Katie Emory • October 24, 2018

The curbside has long been overlooked and is playing a growing role in our increasingly multimodal society. It was a main topic of conversation when I attended the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Conference in Los Angeles earlier this month. During one of the sessions, the Parking Manager of Pasadena, CA, Jon Hamblen, […]