[wsmac] Fwd: Thank you for attending: People are dying on our streets: Why is this happening and how can we talk about it responsibly?

From: John Brooking <johnbrooking4@xxxxxxxxx>
To: wsmac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 12:12:36 -0400

For those who missed it, below is a link to a blog post recapping this
webinar from last week. When you click onto that page, a link to replay the
webcast itself is also included.

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From: National Complete Streets Coalition <meetings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 12:02 PM
Subject: Thank you for attending: People are dying on our streets: Why is
this happening and how can we talk about it responsibly?
To: John Brooking <johnbrooking4@xxxxxxxxx>

<http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org>
People are dying on our streets: Why is this happening and how can we talk
about it responsibly?
Dear John Brooking,

Thank you for attending the National Complete Streets Coalition webinar "People
are dying on our streets: Why is this happening and how can we talk about
it responsibly?” You can find a recording, presentation slides, and more
Q&A's in our recap blogpost
<https://smartgrowthamerica.org/webinar-recap-people-are-dying-on-our-streets-why-is-the-happening-and-how-can-we-talk-about-it-responsibly/>
.

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*Meeting Description:*
Join the National Complete Streets Coalition, Eric D. Lawrence and Krisit
Tanner from the Detroit Free Press, and Angie Schmitt from Streetsblog USA
for a conversation on why people are dying while walking in the U.S. and
how we can talk about it responsibly. The webinar will conclude with a Q&A
session moderated by the Director of the National Complete Streets
Coalition, Emiko Atherton.

This conversation comes as the National Complete Streets Coalition is
gearing up for our flagship report, Dangerous by Design 2018, which
identifies the most dangerous places to walk in the nation and examines who
is most at risk of being struck and killed by a car while walking.

In the past two years alone we have seen unprecedented increases in
pedestrian deaths across the U.S. We have also seen a lot of speculation
from the media on why this is happening.

Eric D. Lawrence along with his colleagues at the Detroit Free Press recently
addressed this rise in pedestrian fatalities
<https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2018/06/28/suvs-killing-americas-pedestrians/646139002/>
with some great, in depth reporting explaining why SUVs are a leading cause
of pedestrian deaths nationwide.
"Almost 6,000 pedestrians died on or along U.S. roads in 2016 alone —
nearly as many Americans as have died in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan
since 2002.”
- Eric D. Lawrence, Nathan Bomey and Kristi Tanner, Detroit Free Press

Angie Schmitt and the Streetsblog USA team has addressed the media
speculation head on
<https://usa.streetsblog.org/2018/07/06/no-drunk-walking-is-not-causing-the-rise-in-pedestrian-deaths/>,
often pushing back grossly misleading claims like "drunk walking" or
"distracted walking" to get to the real issue.
"The more press coverage of pedestrians fatalities blames victims, the less
pressure there is to rethink the eight-lane speedways and dangerous SUV
designs that jeopardize people’s lives.”
- Angie Schmitt, Streetsblog USA

Details
*Date:* Tue, Aug 7, 2018
*Time:* 01:30 PM EDT
*Duration: * 1 hour
*Host(s): * National Complete Streets Coalition
Presenter Information
* Eric D. Lawrence *

Eric D. Lawrence writes about autos and transportation/mobility issues for
the Detroit Free Press, covering topics ranging from Fiat Chrysler
Automobiles news to electric and autonomous vehicle development and
pedestrian safety. Eric has also written extensively on efforts to create a
regional transit system in metro Detroit. Eric joined the Free Press in
2008 and is a graduate of West Virginia University. He and his wife, also a
journalist, have a 6-year-old son.
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* Kristi Tanner *

Kristi Tanner, PhD, is a data analyst/reporter at the Detroit Free Press.
Tanner's research interests include urban politics and policy. She is also
an adjunct professor at Wayne State University where she teaches graduate
level statistics. She has years of experience in data analysis in the
private, public and nonprofit sectors. She earned her PhD and Master of
Public Policy Administration at the University of Missouri – St Louis.
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* Angie Schmitt *

Angie Schmitt is the editor of Streetsblog USA, a national news site
devoted to the movement for urban transportation reform. She has a master's
degree in urban planning from Cleveland State University and is a former
newspaper reporter. She lives in Cleveland and is a mom of two.
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* Emiko Atherton *

Emiko Atherton is the Director of the National Complete Streets Coalition,
a program of Smart Growth America. As the Director, Emiko oversees the
Coalition’s federal advocacy, communications, research, and technical
assistance programs. She has used her expertise in transportation policy,
public health, land use, economic development, and legislation to consult
with communities across the United States on how to create better
transportation networks. Emiko is an international voice on Complete
Streets and has spoken to audiences across the country about the value this
approach.

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