Pedestrian deaths indicate a need to rethink street design

In Dallas, a city councilman is arguing that we need to stop blaming pedestrian deaths on pedestrians and start looking at how we design or streets. Excerpt: "“Blame the pedestrian all you want,” he says. “You’re just going to end up with more fatalities.” Kingston says that in his central Dallas district there are more people walking and riding bicycles all the time. “It’s the result of urbanization,” he says. “We’re simply having more conflicts with motor traffic.” Street design, however, is not necessarily keeping up with that reality. People often cross mid-block because crosswalks are too far apart. Drivers often travel in excess of the speed limit. Lighting is sometimes inadequate." Read the rest here.