28 min.

“Perils for Pedestrians” is a public affairs series promoting awareness of issues affecting the safety of people who walk and bicycle. We interview pedestrian and bicycling advocates, planners, and government officials about problems such as missing sidewalks and crosswalks, dangerous intersections, barriers to children walking to school, and obstacles to wheelchair users and people with disabilities — and solutions to those problems.

This originally aired on October 30 on the DISH Network.

In this episode:
–We talk with the head of Bike Pittsburgh, Scott Bricker
–We learn about Friends of the Riverfront with Tom Baxter
–Andalusia Knoll and Free Ride recycles abandoned bicycles
–The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission looks at transportation issues with Sara Walfoort
–A Joel Tarr study at Carnegie Mellon University examines the history of pedestrian crashes.

“Perils For Pedestrians” appears on public access cable stations in many cities across the United States; and on DISH Network 9411 — The Universityhouse Channel — Tuesdays at 9:30 pm Eastern, 6:30 Pacific.

For more info on the program, see www.pedestrians.org

A choice still from the film: