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May 24, 2007

Expert says put Seattle streets on a diet

  • John Moffatt says "road dieting" — re-engineering streets so people drive at the desired speed — will make walking safer and more pleasant.
    • By KATIE ZEMTSEFF
    Journal Staff Reporter

    Seattle is looking at a variety of ways to make pedestrians safer, but John Moffatt, regional administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said re-engineering streets to make people drive the desired speeds would help a lot.

    Moffatt's ideas are being considered by the Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board, the citizens panel responsible for writing the city's Pedestrian Master Plan. The plan will be developed over the next two years, looking at ways to increase walking and decrease accidents.


     
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