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DENVER, Colo. — Jonathon Stalls knows the dangers of being a pedestrian in Denver. In the winter, he has to walk through mud and snow alongside busy streets.

"You have engineering that has long, long, been centering high-speed car traffic as the priority," he said.

Jonathon became an advocate for safer streets after he walked across the entire country. He now documents what he says are fatal flaws in infrastructure that are a symptom of generations of prioritizing car travel on social media under the name "Pedestrian Dignity."

The Governors Highway Safety Association says pedestrian traffic deaths have been rising steadily since 2010, increasing faster than all other kinds of traffic deaths. Last year, was a record-breaking year.

The association estimates that 7,485 pedestrians were killed last year, an 11.5% increase from 2020.

It fits into the larger picture of America’s unsafe roads. Nearly 43,000 people died on roads last year, a sharp 10.5% spike from 2020. About 17% of those deaths were pedestrians.

"Our city streets were designed primarily to move cars, to move as many cars as fast as possible with pedestrians, bicyclists, people trying to access their transit system, basically an afterthought," said Jill Locantore, the executive director of Denver Street Partnerships.

Locantore works to connect lawmakers with changemakers to make sure pedestrians are heard. She says the conversations her group is having are being echoed in cities nationwide

"Pedestrians and bicyclists are the most vulnerable and the most likely to be hit and killed in a crash, but our streets are unsafe for everybody. There's a lot of drivers and passengers of cars that are dying in preventable traffic crashes as well," she said.

It seems the federal government is listening. At the end of October, the U.S. Department of Transportation released a set of guidelines on how to create safer streets for pedestrians, hoping cities will use some of the $9 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure law to improve streets with pedestrians and cyclists in mind.

Stalls, who wrote a book on how to invite people into the conversation of changing streets, says a good place to start is exposing more lawmakers and drivers to the realities that pedestrians face.

"Consider replacing some of your car trips if you're a driver so that you can have just awareness and be an agent of community and change for how you vote, how you might organize, how you support people," he said.




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It was a winter storm that didn’t bring a lot of snow, but it did bring a lot of trouble on the roads.Many districts closed schools, and slick conditions caused accidents all over the region.“Man, it was totally icy, just a sheet of ice on the roads,” said Ravine Street resident Silas Damron.The steep street was the scene of multiple collisions.“It was really slippery. I had to put my car in low gear and go really, really slow, but it's really bad right there. I mean, it's dangerous,” said delivery driver Regina Sweeten.All over the area, there were problems.At Boudinot and Montana avenues a life squad and a car collided.On Interstate 74, icy conditions brought vehicles to a standstill.North of Cincinnati, at I-75 and I-275, a wreck involving a semi and a car shut down the highway.On Dorchester Avenue, a crew from God’s Bible College pushed cars to help them get up the hill.“Well, there’s a lot of ice,” said God’s Bible College employee Anthony Paules. “We had to push several cars.”Cincinnati crews had more than 50 trucks on the road by daybreak. “We were out there last night. We're out there this morning, and we're going to continue to be out here until the roads are treated,” said Cincinnati Streets superintendent Jarrod Bolden.

It was a winter storm that didn’t bring a lot of snow, but it did bring a lot of trouble on the roads.

Many districts closed schools, and slick conditions caused accidents all over the region.

“Man, it was totally icy, just a sheet of ice on the roads,” said Ravine Street resident Silas Damron.

The steep street was the scene of multiple collisions.

“It was really slippery. I had to put my car in low gear and go really, really slow, but it's really bad right there. I mean, it's dangerous,” said delivery driver Regina Sweeten.

All over the area, there were problems.

At Boudinot and Montana avenues a life squad and a car collided.

On Interstate 74, icy conditions brought vehicles to a standstill.

North of Cincinnati, at I-75 and I-275, a wreck involving a semi and a car shut down the highway.

On Dorchester Avenue, a crew from God’s Bible College pushed cars to help them get up the hill.

“Well, there’s a lot of ice,” said God’s Bible College employee Anthony Paules. “We had to push several cars.”

Cincinnati crews had more than 50 trucks on the road by daybreak.

“We were out there last night. We're out there this morning, and we're going to continue to be out here until the roads are treated,” said Cincinnati Streets superintendent Jarrod Bolden.


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Winter strikes hard on some Kentucky roads



CAME TO A CRASHING STOP. >> IS REALLY BAD. BRIAN: IT’S WHEN THE BEAUTY OF WINTER, >> I WENT FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER SIDE AND I CAUGHT MYSELF TO GET BACSTK RAIGHT. BRIAN: WINTER MAY HAVE OVERSLEPT BUT IT WOKE UP, AND SEEMS TO BE IN A BAD MOOD. THIS IS I-64 BETWEEN WINCHESTER AND MT. STERLING, MULTIPLE CRASHES, WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLES AT LEASTNE O MAJOR PILEUP. IN SOME PLACES THE INTERSTATE WAS SHUT DOWN. GOING SOUTH IN KENTUCKY DIDN’T GET WARMER, IT GOT WORSE. >> WE ARE UP NORTH OF LEXINGTON, ROADS WERE UNTREATED IN SEVERAL AREAS, THERE WERE LOTS OF ACCIDES.NT CARS UPSIDE DOWN, INTO THE DITCH, INTO THE WALL, EVERYTHI.NG >> I SAW A FEW CRASHES AND CARS IN THE DIT.CH IAN:BR KENTUCKY STATE CREWS LOADED UP EARLY. THEY CALLED IN CONTRACTORS TO HELP. THE STATE HAS 120 TRUCKS IN ISTH DISTRICT, FIVE OF THEM DEDICATED TO THE CUT IN THE HILL. >> THAT IS THE ROUTE YOU WILL CONSTANTLY BE GOING ON. BRIAN: MARCIE VIOX AND HER TEAMS DREW OUT THEIR PLANS, LIKE THE STRATEGY FOR A DECISIVE BATTLE. >> IF WE HAVE TO PUT THE PLSOW DOWN IF NOW WE’LL PUT THE PLOWS DOWN, KEEP THE SLICK SPOTS AWAY, KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. BRIAN: BUT THE ROAD WORK ISN’T OVER WHEN THE SNOW STOPS. >> WE’RE PLANNING ON A SHIFT CHANGE AT MIDNIGHT. SO, WE’LL HAVA E FRESH ROTATION COMING IN AND THEY’LL WORK ROTHUGHOUT THE NIGHTOR F POSSIBLE REFREEZE. BRN:IA WHETHER WINTER GOT CONFUSED OR JUST PROCRASTINATED, IT’S RAMPING UP PRODUCTION NOW, LIKE A SNOW GLOBE. AND FOR DRIVERS THE SPLIT PERSONALITY GOES FROM DR. JECKLE TO MR. SLIDE. --R. D JEKYLL TO MR. SLIDE. BRIAN: CREWS ARE CLEAR THE PARKING LOT. A LOT OF WORK TOE B DONE IN THESE AREAS. IF YOU ARE HEADED SOUTH, GOING TO DRY RIDGE WILL BE SLOW, BUT FURTHER SOUTH YOU MIGHT WANT TO RETHINK THOSE PLANS, PUT IT OFF FOR A DAY OR SO.

Winter strikes hard on some Kentucky roads


If winter overslept, it woke up in a bad mood.Winter had been mostly mild until snow hit Thursday.In Dry Ridge, traffic moved slow on I-75. About 120 Kentucky state road crews were out and clearing roads beginning around noon. Those crews will stay out long after dark. “We’re planning on a shift change at midnight. So, we’ll have a fresh rotation, and they’ll work throughout the night for refreeze. The blowing snow and getting the roads ready for the morning commute,” said Kentucky Transportation spokeswoman Nancy Wood.Conditions were worse farther south.“Up north of Lexington roads were untreated in several areas, there were lots of accidents, cars upside down, into the ditch, into the wall, everything,” said driver Bill Flatt.There was a major pileup on I-64 near Winchester, Kentucky.

If winter overslept, it woke up in a bad mood.

Winter had been mostly mild until snow hit Thursday.

In Dry Ridge, traffic moved slow on I-75.

About 120 Kentucky state road crews were out and clearing roads beginning around noon. Those crews will stay out long after dark.

“We’re planning on a shift change at midnight. So, we’ll have a fresh rotation, and they’ll work throughout the night for refreeze. The blowing snow and getting the roads ready for the morning commute,” said Kentucky Transportation spokeswoman Nancy Wood.

Conditions were worse farther south.

“Up north of Lexington roads were untreated in several areas, there were lots of accidents, cars upside down, into the ditch, into the wall, everything,” said driver Bill Flatt.

There was a major pileup on I-64 near Winchester, Kentucky.


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CINCINNATI — Slick spots and snowy roads could lead to some slow downs in traffic Monday morning.

Most of the Tri-State is under a Winter Weather Advisory until noon; light snow is expected throughout the day, and temperatures will only top out at 31 degrees.

As of midnight, the Ohio Department of Transportation had more than 140,000 crews treating roads across the state. Locally, there are about 125 crews on standby, according to spokesperson Liz Lyons.

Monday's snow follows winter weather across Greater Cincinnati over the weekend. Snow blanketed the Tri-State during the evening and overnight hours Saturday, leaving a fresh blanket of powder covering streets and highways.

Area residents waking up Sunday morning found side streets and highways slick.

On Thursday, the City of Cincinnati’s Department of Public Services reported a shortage in available drivers due to COVID-19 related illness or exposure quarantine.




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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — America’s infrastructure has scored near-failing grades for its deteriorating roads, public transit and storm water systems due to years of inaction from the federal government, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

In its “Infrastructure Report Card” released Wednesday, the group gave the nation an overall C- grade and called for “big and bold” relief to fix things.

The ASCE study evaluated 17 categories of infrastructure, with grades ranging from a B for rail to a D- for Transit.

“For the first time in 20 years, the country's infrastructure as a whole received a grade in the C range, meaning on average, the nation's infrastructure is in mediocre condition, has deficiencies and needs attention,” wrote ASCE in a press release.

However, 11 of the 17 categories in the “Report Card” received a grade in the D range: aviation, dams, hazardous waste, inland waterways, levees, public parks, roads, schools, stormwater, transit, and wastewater.

Over the past four years, the U.S. made incremental gains in some categories, according to the "Report Card." Due to increased investment, grades improved in aviation, drinking water, energy, inland waterways, and ports.

The ASCE estimates it would cost $5.9 trillion over the next decade to bring roads, bridges and airports to a safe and sustainable level. That’s about $2.6 trillion more than what government and the private sector already spend.

If the U.S. does not pay its overdue infrastructure bill, ASCE says by 2039, the U.S. economy will lose $10 trillion in growth and exports will decline by $2.4 trillion. Additionally, the group says more than 3 million jobs will be lost in 2039 and each American household will bear $3,300 in hidden costs per year.

President Joe Biden has said the nation's infrastructure is a priority of his and he campaigned on rebuilding it in a sustainable way that would create jobs. It could also present an opportunity for Democrats to work with Republicans, since both parties have complained about lack of progress on the issue. Much of that work will fall on Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who was nominated by Biden to lead the Department of Transportation.




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]]> https://cincylink.com/2021/07/28/us-infrastructure-gets-c-from-engineers-as-roads-public-transit-deteriorate/feed/ 0 Milwaukee Bucks are NBA Champions https://cincylink.com/2021/07/21/milwaukee-bucks-are-nba-champions/ https://cincylink.com/2021/07/21/milwaukee-bucks-are-nba-champions/#respond Wed, 21 Jul 2021 05:28:29 +0000 https://cincylink.com/?p=72997

Giannis Antetokounmpo ended one of the greatest NBA Finals ever with 50 points and a championship Milwaukee waited 50 years to win again.Antetokounmpo had 50 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots as the Bucks beat the Phoenix Suns 105-98 on Tuesday night to win the series 4-2.It was the third game this series with at least 40 points and 10 rebounds for Antetokounmpo, a dominant, debut finals performance that takes its place among some of the game's greatest.He shot 16 for 25 from the field and made an unbelievable 17-of-19 free throws — a spectacular performance for any shooter, let alone one who was hitting just 55.6% in the postseason and was ridiculed for it at times.He hopped around the court waving his arms with 20 seconds remaining to encourage fans to cheer, but it was way too late for that.Their voices had been booming inside and outside for hours by then, having waited 50 years to celebrate a winner after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson led the Bucks to the championship in 1971. In a season played largely without fans, the Bucks had 65,000 of them packed into the Deer District outside, a wild party that figured to last deep into the Midwestern night. Confetti rained down inside as fans chanted "Bucks in 6! Bucks in 6!" — which began as a hopeful boast by a former player turning out to be a prophetic rallying cry.The Bucks became the fifth team to win the NBA Finals after trailing 2-0 and the first to do it by winning the next four games since Miami against Dallas in 2006.Chris Paul scored 26 points to end his first NBA Finals appearance in his 16th season. Devin Booker added 19 points but shot just 8 for 22 and missed all seven 3-pointers after scoring 40 points in each of the last two games.The teams that came into the NBA together as expansion clubs in 1968 delivered a fine finals, with the last three games all in the balance deep into the fourth quarter.The Bucks won them largely because of Antetokounmpo, a two-time MVP in the regular season who raised his game even higher in the finals and was voted the NBA Finals MVP.The Larry O'Brien trophy was presented to the Bucks by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. This story will be updated shortly.

Giannis Antetokounmpo ended one of the greatest NBA Finals ever with 50 points and a championship Milwaukee waited 50 years to win again.

Antetokounmpo had 50 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots as the Bucks beat the Phoenix Suns 105-98 on Tuesday night to win the series 4-2.

It was the third game this series with at least 40 points and 10 rebounds for Antetokounmpo, a dominant, debut finals performance that takes its place among some of the game's greatest.

He shot 16 for 25 from the field and made an unbelievable 17-of-19 free throws — a spectacular performance for any shooter, let alone one who was hitting just 55.6% in the postseason and was ridiculed for it at times.

He hopped around the court waving his arms with 20 seconds remaining to encourage fans to cheer, but it was way too late for that.

Their voices had been booming inside and outside for hours by then, having waited 50 years to celebrate a winner after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson led the Bucks to the championship in 1971.

In a season played largely without fans, the Bucks had 65,000 of them packed into the Deer District outside, a wild party that figured to last deep into the Midwestern night.
Confetti rained down inside as fans chanted "Bucks in 6! Bucks in 6!" — which began as a hopeful boast by a former player turning out to be a prophetic rallying cry.

The Bucks became the fifth team to win the NBA Finals after trailing 2-0 and the first to do it by winning the next four games since Miami against Dallas in 2006.

Chris Paul scored 26 points to end his first NBA Finals appearance in his 16th season. Devin Booker added 19 points but shot just 8 for 22 and missed all seven 3-pointers after scoring 40 points in each of the last two games.

The teams that came into the NBA together as expansion clubs in 1968 delivered a fine finals, with the last three games all in the balance deep into the fourth quarter.

The Bucks won them largely because of Antetokounmpo, a two-time MVP in the regular season who raised his game even higher in the finals and was voted the NBA Finals MVP.

The Larry O'Brien trophy was presented to the Bucks by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.

This story will be updated shortly.


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