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More than 200 junctions in London do not contain pedestrian crossing signals such as those pictured. Credit: Alper Cugun More than 1,200 people were injured and 68 people were killed while walking on or alongside London’s roads in 2019, figures have revealed. Of those killed, 44 were people crossing the road, with similar numbers reported in provisional figures for 2020. The shocking statistics were revealed in a meeting of the London Assembly today by Green Party member Caroline Russel...

: : A new traffic signal, called a pedestrian hybrid beacon is up an running today on Grove Avenue at Somerset Ave. The light is designed to reduce crashes and allow people to cross safely. (Photo: David Streever/VPM News)  Starting today, drivers in Richmond’s West End may notice a new type of traffic light. The ‘pedestrian hybrid beacon,’ designed to reduce traffic crashes and make it safer for people to cross busy streets, is on Grove Avenue near St. Stephen’s Ep...

When the COVID-19 pandemic first tightened its grip on Colorado in March, and residents were ordered to stay at home, the entire pulse of its capital city shifted—and with it, the possible future of its streets. With well under half the normal amount of traffic on the roads, and experts encouraging people to find safe reprieve and exercise outdoors, Coloradans were, not surprisingly, quick to do exactly that. Hitting the pavement and paths right outside their doors proved to be a welcome esca...