Articles by Sara Zimmerman

About Sara Zimmerman

Sara Zimmerman (she/her) is the Program and Policy Director for the Safe Routes to School National Partnership.

4 Keys to Improving Safety for Urban Bikers & Pedestrians

For many people, the deciding factor in whether to walk or bike isn’t whether there is one really awesome stretch of bike lane or sidewalk on the trip – instead, it is the least safe link in their journey. If we want families, kids, and normal, death-averse people to bike and walk, we need to think about how to design crossings so that people can safely and conveniently get from any area of town to any other.