Traffic

Plans include new transit lines and redesigning major roads to make them safer and more accessible for pedestrians and cyclists.

Despite Missouri and Illinois reporting fewer traffic-related deaths in 2023, more than 40,000 people were killed in traffic-related incidents across the U.S. last year.

Aggressive driving is increasing, AAA reports.

Illinois' high court says unless pavement markings or signs are present, cyclists are merely ‘permitted’ users.

Missouri is one of just two states without a law that bans distracted driving for all motorists — but that could be changing.

The citizen-led Community Mobility Committee wants the city to slow down on its plans to repave $84 million of streets until it can add elements to make them safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

The department is studying Interstate 64 from Kingshighway to Jefferson for upgrades and repairs that could take place over the next five to 10 years.

Missouri lacks basic traffic safety laws and proper infrastructure to protect people who walk, wheel and bike.

Ten pedestrians recently lost their lives on city streets over the course of just 11 weeks. Tiffanie Stanfield and Xandi Barrett offer ideas for putting an end to such traffic violence.

Among the 987 deaths last year, 128 involved pedestrians, some of them struck on roadways after exiting their own vehicles in the wake of incidents.