Tag Archives: Safety Program

In a sad reality for downtown leaders, pedestrian deaths keep rising

May 1, 2020
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Walkable streetscapes and new mobility options are in demand, but there’s a dark side to U.S. traffic statistics. Nationwide pedestrian deaths rose in 2019 to their highest level in three decades, even as the nation’s roadway crash fatalities overall have been falling, according to a new report. Some 6,590 pedestrians died after being struck by…To read more — login/subscribe

 

Keeping kids safe

March 1, 2020
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To help ensure the safety of children attending the Snowdown Light Parade in downtown Durango, CO, the Durango Business Improvement District teamed up with the Durango Police Department and Visit Durango, the city’s tourism office, to organize a Child Location/Identification Program. The program is aimed primarily at helping locate the very smallest event goers who…To read more — login/subscribe