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THREAD: Highlights from the #BetterStreetsforKids session at the #SSS2021 a.k.a. #SafeStreetsSummit:
2/ "In the 1920s, the auto industry – eager to appropriate mostly pedestrianized roads for themselves – launched expansive campaigns...accusatory and offensive, designed to socially engineer society into accepting that the automobile was the heir to the street..."
3/ "...however, despite the evidence and research behind #safestreets, a large portion of PSAs and campaigns produced today are simply modernized versions of the same, subtly degrading messages [from 90 years ago]."
![3/ "...however, despite the evidence and research behind #safestreets, a large portion of PSAs and campaigns produced today are simply modernized versions of the same, subtly degrading messages [from 90 years ago]."](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Es2io1mW8AA1rkJ.jpg "3/ \"...however, despite the evidence and research behind #safestreets, a large portion of PSAs and campaigns produced today are simply modernized versions of the same, subtly degrading messages [from 90 years ago].\"")
4/ "A few years ago, @VOXdotcom produced this video about how design influences expectations and behavior...with doors. It’s a perfect corollary to how a street that looks like a dragstrip results in speeding – and how safe design can prevent this."
5/ "This continued skewing of responsibility is not only a knowledge problem, but a huge barrier to getting safe streets built. Many cannot fathom the idea that there is any alternative to more lanes and faster speed limits; having lived with them for so long."
6/ "We must encourage forth new narratives that champion the person on foot in need of a safe crosswalk, the person who uses a wheelchair in need of an adequate-width sidewalk, or the person on a bicycle in need of a protected bike lane."
7/ "Street design is usually discussed on a professional level, but [WS Virtual Education] presents the same concepts in the form of a digital kid's picture book - a manner a child or parent can understand...[and] when they're most likely to have an open mind about our streets."
![7/ "Street design is usually discussed on a professional level, but [WS Virtual Education] presents the same concepts in the form of a digital kid's picture book - a manner a child or parent can understand...[and] when they're most likely to have an open mind about our streets."](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Es2pWGOXcAAaBM4.jpg "7/ \"Street design is usually discussed on a professional level, but [WS Virtual Education] presents the same concepts in the form of a digital kid's picture book - a manner a child or parent can understand...[and] when they're most likely to have an open mind about our streets.\"")
8/ "Let’s not forget that actual action to change these streets is more important and effective than any messaging campaign. Our streets have to prevent [bad or aggressive driving] behavior in the first place – and give space back to our kids."
![8/ "Let’s not forget that actual action to change these streets is more important and effective than any messaging campaign. Our streets have to prevent [bad or aggressive driving] behavior in the first place – and give space back to our kids."](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Es2p1U2XUAQ7_56.jpg "8/ \"Let’s not forget that actual action to change these streets is more important and effective than any messaging campaign. Our streets have to prevent [bad or aggressive driving] behavior in the first place – and give space back to our kids.\"")
9/ "25mph speed limits on local residential streets were [initially] met with resistance - but when explaining the safety benefits, versus the 12 seconds added to the commutes of cut-thru traffic, they were accepted." - @jkellerfsu
![9/ "25mph speed limits on local residential streets were [initially] met with resistance - but when explaining the safety benefits, versus the 12 seconds added to the commutes of cut-thru traffic, they were accepted." - @jkellerfsu](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Es2qXpuXUAEVAmZ.jpg "9/ \"25mph speed limits on local residential streets were [initially] met with resistance - but when explaining the safety benefits, versus the 12 seconds added to the commutes of cut-thru traffic, they were accepted.\" - @jkellerfsu")
10/ "I wanted to share this photo because it’s ironic....$20 million dollars [spent] widening sidewalks but we left out critical safety infrastructure for children." - @jkellerfsu
![10/ "I wanted to share this photo because it’s ironic....$20 million dollars [spent] widening sidewalks but we left out critical safety infrastructure for children." - @jkellerfsu](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Es2qkJqW8AArhuG.jpg "10/ \"I wanted to share this photo because it’s ironic....$20 million dollars [spent] widening sidewalks but we left out critical safety infrastructure for children.\" - @jkellerfsu")
11/ "I spoke at Career Day when my son was in third grade. They were learning about graphs so I decided to conduct an exercise that aligned with their curriculum....I asked how the students traveled to school...then I asked how they would *like* to get to school." - @jkellerfsu
