Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Assessment Invitation

Mayors' Challenge Activity Five

Find ways to make facility improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists during resurfacing and other maintenance projects. Expanding and improving existing roads and facilities to build biking and walking networks as...

Issue A Public Statement About The Importance Of Bicycle And Pedestrian Safety

The issue of a public statement brings attention to the need to promote a certain item. In this case, issuing a public statement pertaining to pedestrian and bicycle safety highlights the needs to build upon non-motorized transportation. The public statement identifies the problem statement...

Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety News

Below is a list of the latest departmental news pertaining to pedestrian and bicycle safety. Stories pertaining to the launch of the Mayors' Challenge and subsequent news articles can be found further below. The right column contains links to...

U.S. Department of Transportation Fines Honda $70 Million for Failing to Comply with Laws That Safeguard the Public

NHTSA Issues More Fines in 2014 Than in Agency’s Entire History

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that as a result of a NHTSA investigation, Honda will pay two $35 million civil...

Improving Safety for Walking, Biking, and Rolling

Photo caption: People walk on a sidewalk next to a raised bike lane protected by parked cars and tree plantings. courtesy of Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center

Safety is U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) top priority for all modes of transportation and...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $5 Million to Improve Transit Options for American Indians, Alaska Natives on Tribal Lands

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $5 million in competitive grant funds to enhance public transit service for American Indians, Alaska natives and other residents on rural tribal lands. Funding is...

NHTSA Fines Ferrari $3.5 Million for Failing to Submit Early Warning Reports

Automaker Did Not Submit Required Safety Information for Three Years

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that Ferrari will pay a $3.5 million civil penalty and has been ordered to comply...

Safety Advisory: Celebrating Halloween

WASHINGTON – With the arrival of Halloween and the end of Daylight Saving Time, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reminding...

Philadelphia Grant Continues Commitment to Pedestrian Safety

Investment Supports Department’s New Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Initiative

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Deputy Administrator David Friedman joined Pennsylvania officials today to kick-off the City of Philadelphia’s new...