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Would Ending Seasonal Clock Changes Make Streets Safer for People Outside Cars?

Saturday night Halloween celebrations and a seasonal time change converged this year to create what some fear were uniquely dangerous conditions on US roads. But would ditching the clock change really have saved pedestrian and cyclist lives

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/11/02/would-ending-seasonal-clock-changes-make-streets-safer-for-people-outside-cars

Streetsblog USA

Friday Video: The Three Ingredients to a Great Trick-or-Treating Neighborhood

...and how your neighborhood can use good planning and community engagement to get more walkable long past spooky season.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/10/30/friday-video-the-three-ingredients-to-a-great-trick-or-treating-neighborhood

Streetsblog USA

Talking Headways Podcast: Architecture Won’t Save a Bad Street

"We have accommodated car convenience over people for five decades — and we need to correct that," says today's guest.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2026/10/29/talking-headways-podcast-architecture-wont-save-a-bad-street

The Guardian

‘It’s a better experience’: shoppers praise Oxford Street pedestrianisation

Many punters say inconvenience of bus rerouting is small price to pay for more space, but not everyone is happy To the east of Oxford Circus, there is chaos. A steady stream of red London buses swing round the last junction before the newly

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2026/oct/27/shoppers-praise-oxford-street-pedestrianisation