Traffic Fatalities Rise While Serious Injuries Fall in Austin

The long road to zero

"...has yielded a mixed bag. The number of traffic fatalities grew from 79 in 2016 to a record 116..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Pedestrian Safety Feature Added to Downtown Intersections

"Leading pedestrian intervals" give a 5- to 7-second boost at crosswalks

"...Chavez, and I-35 – have been made safer for pedestrians, according to the Austin Transportation Department. Leading pedestrian intervals,..."

Jan. 10, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Vision Zero Goals for No Traffic Fatalities Not On the Horizon

City Auditor finds goal unlikely

"...serious efforts made by the city to reduce traffic fatalities, a new report from the city auditor says Austin's..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

"No Kill" for Traffic

Vision Zero action plan aims to eliminate traffic fatalities

"...six more people have died on Austin's streets. Thirty-one fatalities by June puts the city on pace for 62..."

July 8, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Where the Sidewalks End

Austin's patchwork sidewalk system has a history – and just maybe a better future

"...walking to school. There are almost a dozen different pedestrian-centric initiatives. Yet even with all those complementary efforts, if..."

July 11, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Notes on Kamp: Justice for Pedestrians

Adrienne White has a personal stake in reducing traffic deaths

"...read that APD Chief Art Acevedo's solution for reducing pedestrian deaths in Austin is to ticket more jaywalkers. Our..."

May 13, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Walk a Mile, Save a Tire

Pedestrian Coordinator

"...a proposal to set up a coordinator to represent pedestrian interests in the Department of Public Works and Transportation..."

June 14, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

Most due to natural causes; African-American kids disproportionately affected

"...Child fatalities in Travis County dropped 12% from 2003 to 2004,..."

May 6, 2005 News Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

PEST Treatment for Pedestrians

APD ticketing jaywalkers

"...with the other foot as well after launching the Pedestrian Enforcement Safety Team initiative from APD's Highway Enforce­ment Command...."

Nov. 4, 2011 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Naked City

The council listens for four hours as proponents and opponents of the doomed motion to change Rosewood Avenue to Dorothy Turner Avenue make their case; the motion failed for lack of a second.

"...come early enough to speak for or against a pedestrian safety plan for East Seventh Street, which has historically..."

March 9, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

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"...The analyses also concluded that at best, only one pedestrian life could be saved each year from traffic calming..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Column

News Roundup: Guns, Gays, and Gaffes

Austin: It's like a whole other country (from Texas)

"...Tem Kathie Tovo (D5): an emphasis on school area "pedestrian hybrid beacons" that allow pedestrians to interrupt vehicle traffic..."

Jan. 4, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

Developing Stories: Town Lake Trail - Closing the Gap

Town Lake Trail takes aerobic sprint toward reality

"...get the Riverside Boardwalk built and help prevent further fatalities like this one," Davis said. "We need the public..."

April 27, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

An Unforeseen Cost

After a near-fatal hit-and-run, Elizabeth English struggles to rebuild her life

"...she will be able to educate the community about pedestrian and cyclist safety. Part of that is addressing the..."

July 8, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Race and Class Inform Disparities in Road Deaths

All crises are not created equal

"...accounted for over 14% of combined serious injuries and fatalities from traffic crashes...."

Sept. 2, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Vision Zero: Remembering Is Not Enough

Friends and family gather for third annual Day of Remembrance Vigil

"...Chaplain Rick Randall, who lost his son in a pedestrian accident more than a decade ago, delivered the opening..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Willful Ignorance

How common is police abuse of force? We don't want to know.

"...first have an idea of how many injuries and fatalities result from encounters with law enforcement. But getting accurate..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Need to Take a Serious Look at Alternative Forms of Transportation

"...and this is seen on an enormous scale in fatalities. Our country’s automobile fatalities surpass 40,000 people per year,..."

July 15, 2008 Postmarks

News Roundup: Climate, Cuts, and Cuckoos

Austin attends the Paris climate conference

"...the current risks of the street to bicyclists and pedestrians, and "to show how dangerous the street is in..."

Dec. 14, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

City Gets Street-Smart About Bikes

Local task force formed at behest of Mayor's Fitness Council and Urban Transportation Commission gets rolling

"...• Examining causes of recent bicyclist fatalities and injuries in Austin..."

April 6, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Old West Austin Fights the Cut-Through Menace

Lamar, Enfield road reconstruction boxes in Downtown neighbors

"...The road projects have turned pedestrian and dog-friendly intersections like Ninth and Blanco into crossroads..."

May 21, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Autonomous Vehicles Seek Traction in Austin

Hands off the wheel

"...Traffic Safety Administration report found 367 crashes and five fatalities in partially autonomous vehicles from July 2021 to May..."

Nov. 18, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Austin Seeks Federal Funds for Safer Streets

The $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill presents an opportunity

"...intersections with a history of frequent or severe crashes, pedestrian hybrid beacons, a citywide street lighting study, video analytics..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham

Early Data Shows Progress at Four High-Crash Intersections

Number of accidents dramatically drops at intersections outfitted with new safety controls

"...safety controls like turn islands, upgraded crosswalks, medians, and pedestrian hybrid beacons. Though the data is still limited, the..."

Dec. 29, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Safety Forum Gets a Little Drinky

The ‘expert’ response to every safety problem: Don’t drive drunk

"...6,404 DWI arrests in Austin last year, and 41 fatalities resulting from drunk driving. Over the course of the..."

Aug. 7, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

Jaywalking Enforcement Is Uneven

"...reasonableness, that our city official-elects look instead at where pedestrian and cyclist fatalities are most common and put in..."

April 25, 2012 Postmarks

Headlines

"...weekend to allow for extension work on the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge. The new northwest arm of the bridge will..."

Sept. 17, 2010 News Feature

Bike Mobility Task Force Wheels Out Initial Recommendations

Final recommendations due by end of November, go to council in December.

"...bike program and establish a council-appointed, volunteer Bike and Pedestrian Commission...."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Bike Mobility Task Force Wheels Out Initial Recommendations

Street Smarts Task Force makes bike infrastructure and safety recommendations to city

"...bike program and establish a council-appointed, volunteer Bike and Pedestrian Commission. City Urban Transportation Commission Chair (and 2006 city..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Post by Daniel Mottola

Riding at Risk

Austin's streets still a hazard for two-wheeled transportation

"...on the roads." If this year's 54 total traffic fatalities were murders, he said, people would be up-in-arms and..."

Nov. 10, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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