pedestrian safety

Both the city of Fort Worth and the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth are making strides to help pedestrians cross the busy Montgomery Street in safer fashion.

The number of traffic fatalities was up from 26 in 2022. Arlington city officials have enacted safety measures and are planning longer-term fixes.

The city of Arlington will hold two more public input sessions as it drafts the Safe Streets Arlington Plan to reduce fatal crashes and pedestrian and motorcyclist injuries and deaths.

The new Northaven Trail Bridge over U.S. Highway 75 opens next month.

The rise in 311 calls was due to reclassifying some complaints, according to the city. City staff and other professionals say they won't yet call the new and improved program a success.

Denton residents have a chance to influence the future of the city’s pedestrian and cycling network. As part of a Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Audit, the city is conducting a survey to get public input on the safety and accessibility of Denton’s sidewalks and bike lanes.

For some, the electric scooters Dallas introduced in 2018 are a fun, cheap way to get around the city. Other still see scooters as safety hazards that highlight problems with Dallas’ infrastructure.

A pilot program in Arlington will map walking routes, sidewalk conditions, healthy food and city services in areas where residents face higher obesity rates, lower income and so-called "food deserts."

Lingering in the street in Dallas where the median is six feet or less, or where there’s no median, now carries a financial cost — a fine as high as $500.

A plan that seeks to make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists was approved Wednesday by the Dallas City Council.

A new report warns that pedestrian deaths per mile driven soared in the first half of the year, with the death rate likely to see the largest one-year increase in 2020.