Pedestrian Safety

The city of Charlotte has pledged to end all traffic deaths by 2030. It’s an ambitious goal that’s part of the city’s Vision Zero plan, adopted in 2019. But so far, it seems the opposite is actually happening. Shannon Binns is the founder of the group Sustain Charlotte, and he joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry to talk about what his group is calling on the city to do.

So far this year, there have been 35 traffic-related deaths in Charlotte, including four cyclists and eight pedestrians. This has happened despite the city's Vision Zero plan to eliminate all traffic deaths by 2030. We explore what’s behind this rise in traffic-related deaths, its relationship to road design and what is and isn’t being done to make our streets safe.

A Gastonia man has been charged with second-degree murder after a crash Monday that killed a pedestrian on East Garrison Boulevard, according to Gastonia police.

Davidson town officials have vowed to crack down on jaywalking on two streets in downtown, but in the first week of enforcement, police have issued no tickets, and reaction from pedestrians is mixed.

A pedestrian safety campaign in the Town of Davidson takes a new turn this week when police begin handing out $30 citations — like parking tickets — to people who cross streets at the wrong time or place.

Charlotte City Council members Monday evening could take the next step toward giving pedestrians and bicyclists a safer path from South End into the…

2017 has been a dangerous year for pedestrians in Charlotte. 24 people had been struck in traffic and killed through the end of October, according to the…