Perils for Pedestrians

"Perils For Pedestrians" is a public affairs television series that looks at problems confronting pedestrians in communities like yours, and solutions to those problems from across the United States and around the world. Each 28-minute episode consists of several interviews with advocates, planners, engineers, and public officials, on a broad range of issues of concern to pedestrians. The program occasionally looks at bicyclists, transit, and broader issues of urban design and public health. Since 1996, the host of the series, John Z Wetmore, has conducted interviews in all 50 states, and 15 foreign countries.

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Perils for Pedestrians

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A new pedestrian-bicycle lane on a Missouri River bridge in Kansas City. A ped-bike path cantilevered off a Missouri River bridge in Jefferson City. A blind pedestrian discusses accessible pedestrian signals in Kansas City. A look at Bike To Work Day in Bethesda, Maryland.

Perils for Pedestrians

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--We visit St. Louis to learn about the Pedestrian and Bicycle Council of the Institute of Transportation Engineers,

--We head north to Minneapolis for the Safe Routes To School National Conference.

--We look at the need for sidewalks in Edina, Minnesota.

--We drop in on the Corporate Cycling Challenge bike ride in Omaha, Nebraska.

Perils for Pedestrians

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--The BMW vice president of vehicle safety talks about their latest innovations to keep pedestrians safe. 

--Public health partnerships and walking in Worcester, MA.

--A Fairfield, CT, public workshop brings in ideas to make the city walkable and bikeable.

Perils for Pedestrians

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--We learn about the Pathways Commission in Oxford, MS.

--We drop in on Do The Charleston Day in SC.

--We visit an employee bicycle shed in Omaha, NE.

--Brand new utility poles block a sidewalk in Washington, DC.

--We talk with the head of Bike Athens in GA.

Perils for Pedestrians

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--We learn how speed kills at a pedestrian safety event in Silver Spring, Maryland.

--We meet the executive director of the Palmetto Cycling Coalition in Columbia, South Carolina.

--We meet a mother whose daughter was killed by a speeding driver in Irmo, South Carolina.

Perils for Pedestrians

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--We travel to Gaithersburg, Maryland, to learn about fire and evacuation research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

--We look at the role of cognitive systems in managing large crowds, such as the 2009 Inauguration of President Obama.

--We visit the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) in Richmond, Virginia.

--We meet a maker of bamboo bicycles.

--We meet a maker of titanium bicycles.