Perils For Pedestrians Episode 62
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Perils For Pedestrians Episode 62
--We look at pedestrian improvements in Jackson, Wyoming. --We examine the connection between walking and health. --We drop in on a conference on physical activity at the Cooper Institute in Dallas, Texas. --We learn about Active Community Environments in Montgomery, Alabama. --A citizen works to include peds and bikes in Mississippi state transportation planning. --We look at peds and bikes at the Central Mississippi Metropolitan Planning Organization. --The Sierra Club shares its concerns at a typical suburban intersection in Denver, Colorado. --We check out preparations for Walk to School Day in Lexington, KY. "Perils For Pedestrians" appears on public access cable stations in many cities across the United States; and on DISH Network 9411 -- The Universityhouse Channel -- Tuesdays at 9:30 pm Eastern, 6:30 Pacific. You can purchase a DVD of this program by contacting the producer directly. "Perils for Pedestrians" is a public affairs series promoting awareness of issues affecting the safety of people who walk and bicycle. We interview pedestrian and bicycling advocates, planners, and government officials about problems such as missing sidewalks and crosswalks, dangerous intersections, children walking to school, and obstacles to wheelchair users and people with disabilities -- and solutions to those problems.
Google Video | August 31, 2001
