An article in a recent issue of Federal Highway Administration's magazine, Public Roads, describes "Safer People, Safer Streets," the 2014 U.S. Department of Transportation initiative "aimed at reversing the recent rise in deaths and injuries among the growing number of Americans who bicycle or walk to work, to reach public transportation, and to other important destinations."

The initiative produced multiple resources to help communities including the development of strategies to encourage safe behavior, promote design improvements to ensure safe and efficient routes for pedestrians and bicyclists, and to provide educational information to help individuals make safer travel choices. The initiative has a multimodal focus on improving pedestrian and bicycle routes that provide access to bus stops and train stations.