Let’s talk pedestrian safety

Tune in to the Kojo Nnamdi Show, beginning now, where I’ll be talking about making the region more pedestrian-friendly.

I’m joining Cheryl Cort of the Coalition for Smarter Growth, Rob Puentes of Brookings, and Susan Lihn of the Cleveland Park Business Association, and Tom Biesiadny, acting director of Fairfax County’s Department of Transportation.

There are many ways to improve pedestrian safety and make our communities, both urban and suburban, more walkable. Some of those involve changing public space that had formerly been the sole domain of automobiles, which leads to controversy.

That debate is raging in Cleveland Park right now, where some residents want to restore the sidewalk turned into a service roadway in the 1960s.

Listen live here. The audio recording will be posted mid-afternoon is now available.