Category Archives: Pedestrian Injury

Newly Funded Work on Pedestrian Injury

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Built Environment and Health

We have recently been funded by NIH to conduct a four-year study of how urban design, the locations of alcohol selling establishments, night life districts and locations of services for the homeless influence pedestrian fatality risk.  We will be conducting … Continue reading →

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National Geographic Cities Issue

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Built Environment and Health

Just a quick note:  The April 2019 issue of National Geographic focuses on Cities and how to redesign them to support health, sustainability and community.  The issue covers transit oriented design, China’s new urban design regulations, walking through Tokyo, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Transport, Economic Development, Injury, Parks, Pedestrian Injury, Physical Activity, Safety, Transportation, Urban Design, Urban Forestry, Walkability | Leave a comment

Launching the Interactive-Pedestrian Injury Mapper (I-PIM)

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Built Environment and Health

In 2015 in the U.S. 5,376 pedestrians were killed and 70,000 were injured. The Built Environment and Health Research Group has just launched the Interactive-Pedestrian Injury Mapper (I-PIM) website (HERE), to crowd source the collection of data on locations where … Continue reading →

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Using Google Street View to Understand Pedestrian Injury Risk

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Built Environment and Health

In 2013, an estimated 70 000 pedestrians were injured or killed by motor vehicles in the United States. In New York City more pedestrians than vehicle occupants have been killed by motor vehicles each year since at least 1910.  Pedestrian … Continue reading →

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