pedestrian
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Curb-edge fencing can stop foot traffic dashing across a six-lane-wide arterial, and so can pedestrian bridges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
But behind that agent was the other one who’d been detaining the pedestrian.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Of course there was the spiritual talisman: late broadcaster Bob Uecker, a native Milwaukeean who followed his pedestrian playing career with a legendary run as the affable chorus in the booth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Bass has also taken heat from safe streets advocates who want more attention paid to pedestrian, cyclist and driver safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
But Riddick could never see himself in that role—it was too pedestrian, too predictable, too empty of the juice of life.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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An analysis of U.S. traffic collision records found that fatal crashes involving school-aged pedestrians were roughly twice as likely to occur during dark mornings as after sunrise.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
There were also growing concerns about the safety of pedestrians on the street.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Another $257 million was set aside last summer to create and enhance “mobility hubs” that connect pedestrians, bicyclists and bus and train riders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
A stretch of London's iconic Oxford Street was made traffic-free "forever" starting Monday, as pedestrians took over the country's most famous shopping street, absent of the capital's red double-decker buses and black cabs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
Since the barricade was designed to stop vehicles, not pedestrians, we’re able to walk around it.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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