This Arcane Manual Could Pave the Way to More Human-Friendly Cities

Nationwide, safety statistics are moving the wrong way. Preliminary data collected by the Governors Highway Safety Association found a 4.8 percent increase in pedestrian deaths last year. Factor in the reduced driving because of the pandemic and the number gets even more dire: a 21 percent increase in pedestrian deaths per vehicle mile traveled. That’s the largest jump since the government started keeping track of such numbers in 1975.

This Arcane Manual Could Pave the Way to More Human-Friendly Cities

Story by Aarian Marshall
June 1, 2021