Look Alive Louisville

How America’s staggering traffic death rate became matter-of-fact

  How did more than 30,000 annual motor vehicle deaths become something that most Americans accept as normal? A new paper by Boston University professor Itai...

Watch as a busy New York City crosswalk is transformed into...

Let's make our streets safe enough where this can happen, Louisville. The usual New York City public space instigators at Improv Everywhere have staged a...

Report shows how Louisville’s traffic fatality rate is tied to building...

  Louisville is in the midst of a pedestrian safety campaign called Look Alive Louisville. And for good reason. The city's pedestrian death rate is...

Watch how these four types of road diets can improve safety...

  In an effort to combat wasted space on our roadways, several streets in Louisville have been put on diets. In Louisville's experience, these road diets...

#CrashNotAccident: The way we talk about traffic violence can help solve...

  Last week, we briefly discussed how Louisville's local media covered the story about an LMPD officer who crashed his cruiser into a pedestrian in...

For real advances in pedestrian safety, Louisville should rethink its dangerous...

  The intersection of Bardstown Road and Goldsmith Lane is terrifying. Crossing Bardstown Road is no small feat; pedestrians must face down 122 feet of pavement—eight...

Look Alive Louisville: No, pedestrians should not have to glow in...

  If you're out walking after sundown, you'd better be glowing in the dark or else it's your own fault if you get hit and...

One block from pedestrian safety target intersection, LMPD officer strikes pedestrian...

One of five dangerous target intersections being watched by the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) as part of the city's Look Alive Louisville pedestrian...

These five studies show traffic violence affects different populations differently

  As Louisville's Look Alive pedestrian safety campaign continues, it's worth looking around to see what others have learned about street safety. We're fortunate that...