Posts tagged Rochester walkability

While we are all out prepping for Thanksgiving week, a 62 year-old man in a wheelchair was struck by the driver of a van on …

“If you don’t want to lose your children… build walkable town centers.” That’s a quote from traffic engineer Sam Schwartz, who was the headliner for a …

Last week at Reconnect Rochester’s first Street Films event (which was — by the way — super amazing), City of Rochester Transportation Specialist, Erik Frisch, …

There are a lot of things we can do to make our streets more enjoyable for all people (regardless of the mode of transportation they …

Whenever you read an article about changes the City of Rochester wants to make to improve traffic safety, you inevitably see comments about the real …

Since moving to Rochester, I’ve walked everywhere in the city. And I’ve noticed that not all pedestrian crossings are created equal. The crosswalks in my …

We live in one of the most walkable neighborhoods in Rochester, yet we still have very few designated places for pedestrians to safely cross. There …

Rochesterians love their parking. And they love to talk about it. I can’t tell you how many neighborhood meetings I have attended where parking was …

Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition released its Dangerous by Design 2014 report this week, which provides data on pedestrian injuries and …

A US Census Bureau report released last week shows that compared to most of the nation, a lot of Rochesterians walk to work. 6.2% of …