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That Art On Your Street Makes Them Safer

December 7, 2022 · 41 min

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Street art cut pedestrian and cyclist crash rates in half, and here is how it works.

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In this episode

  • How artistic street redesigns reduce traffic crashes for pedestrians and cyclists
  • What specific design changes make roads measurably safer
  • Why visual interventions change driver behavior in ways signs do not
  • How cities are applying this approach to real neighborhoods

About this episode

Using art to redesign streets cut by half the rate of traffic crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists.

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