Perils for Pedestrians

TV talk about people who walk

Perils for Pedestrians Episode 92

Topics in Episode 92:

  • The Fourth National Bike Summit meets in Washington, DC.

  • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has a new Active Living by Design program.

  • The City Repair Project works at the community level in Portland, Oregon.

  • The rideshare program helps commuters in Salem, Oregon.

  • The former Salem Mayor discusses the failure to finance SCAMP - the Sidewalk Construction And Maintenance Program.

Colorful artwork in a road intersection.

The City Repair Project in Portland, Oregon, works with communities to reclaim the streets for people. Here, painted pavement and other artwork transform an intersection. Each community comes up with a unique design based on its own ideas and interests.