Perils for Pedestrians

TV talk about people who walk

Perils for Pedestrians Episode 68

Topics in Episode 68:

  • The advocate who led the campaign for the Huckleberry Trail in Blacksburg, Virginia.
  • A dangerous intersection lies between elderly residents and their Synagogue in San Diego, California.
  • Researchers at San Diego State University explore the relationship between walkable neighborhoods and physical activity.
  • Problems resulting from head injuries.
  • A Hawaii state delegate from Ewa heads an effort to improve pedestrian safety in his district.
  • Obstacles confronting pedestrians with disabilities in Anchorage, Alaska.
  • A major apartment complex in Alexandria, Virginia, is not easy to reach on foot.
Entrance to apartments.
A major apartment complex in Alexandria, Virginia, is not easy to reach on foot.

Landscaping up to the edge of the driveway forces pedestrians to compete with cars leaving the Southern Towers apartment complex in Alexandria, Virginia. The rest of the intersection isn't any friendlier.