Pedestrian Deaths

Motorist hits two pedestrians, kills one, flees scene

A motorist fled the scene after striking two pedestrians walking on a residential street off Dixie Highway early Sunday morning, killing one. The collision...

#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...

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...

Streets aren’t what they used to be, or how public space...

  Today, the curb is a dividing line between the realm of the pedestrian and that of the motorist. Except for a few certain times...

Look Alive Louisville, Part 2: The numbers behind the carnage on...

(Editor's Note: This is the second in a multiple-part series about street safety in Louisville as the city continues to roll out its three-year...

Louisville hopes a regimen of education and enforcement can curb a...

Navigating streets in 21st century America can be downright scary for everyone involved—pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists. And it’s too often deadly. We've all felt it before,...