“There should be a crosswalk here…”

Google LA Crosswalk collective. If they are living in North America crosswalks look fairly similar. I used to live on a corner where there were a lot of accidents where state, county and city roads met. It was a disaster. “If they won’t keep us safe we will keep us safe.”- LA Crosswalk Collective

Tell them they already have the power to change things. They just need some paint and some safety vest a maybe a few other things.

You can even search these terms “should be crosswalk” in X, Threads, or BlueSky. And tell them or send them the link. I did it fairly often. The story of the organization has been picked up by some news agencies.

If you want to go beyond that, people also want bike lanes. Maybe you could do something similar with Pop Up or Tactical Urbanism issuu pamphlets. Paint those yourself. Of course you could get your city or town to do it with stakeholder input and there are organizations dedicated to promoting that. Remember, riding a bike in a city is a radical act.

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