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Frank Markowitz

@frankmarkowitz

Transportation planner, pedestrian safety specialist, writer. Better at running marathons (ok, now it's half marathons) than at Spelling Bee, but like both.

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Bigger shock than the cheating itself: My Alma Mater gives admissions preference to high school sailing "athletes." I'm sure that's a very diverse "crew."

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Thomas Cook collapses, leaving thousands of travelers stranded. As my wife said, of course Thomas Cook "collapsed.". He's over 180 years old! cnn.com/2019/09/22/bus…

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Good info on new $6B Safe Streets and Roads for All program, for #VisionZero, bike, pedestrian projects, including #lighting enhancements: transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/… , APBP, @pbic.

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My new book Outdoor Lighting for Pedestrians has broad discussion of funding (and a lot more) for pedestrian-friendly #lighting: routledge.com/Outdoor-Lighti….

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Running in the LA charity half marathon, I saw this unusual street light (in front of shopping center sign), themed to "tie" in with the Thai Town neighborhood. #streetlighting #LAmarathon #walkability #pedestrianenvironment

Running in the LA charity half marathon, I saw this unusual street light (in front of shopping center sign), themed to "tie" in with the Thai Town neighborhood. #streetlighting #LAmarathon #walkability #pedestrianenvironment
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Excited to hear the illuminating podcast based on my new book routledge.com/Outdoor-Lighti… #pedestrian #walking #VisionZero #streetlight #safety

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Very interesting Streetsblog piece on low-light traffic crashes and lighting: usa.streetsblog.org/2022/05/11/dus…. #visionzero #pedestrian #streetdesign #lightingdesign

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In light of NHTSA projection of 13% increase in pedestrian fatalities last year, interesting to read this recent CityLab piece on #visionzero #pedestriansafety bloomberg.com/news/features/…

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Valuable new engineering design guide to lighting for pedestrians: see safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/pedfo…. #pedestriansafety #streetlighting #VisionZero #streetdesign

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Thank you to the 70+ people who came out tonight to discuss future development in Bayview. Together, we are making sure to get this right.

Thank you to the 70+ people who came out tonight to discuss future development in Bayview. Together, we are making sure to get this right.