FDOT to hold roundtable discussion on pedestrian and bicycle safety this Monday at CUTR at USF

It's no secret that being walking or riding along the streets of Tampa and throughout the Sunshine State can be a dangerous journey.

So what can we do about it?

The Florida Department of Transportation is holding pedestrian safety roundtables across the state next week, beginning this coming Monday morning at the USF Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR), where there will be a roundtable discussion on bicycle and pedestrian safety taking place from 8:00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.

"We're as bad as anyplace in America, and that's why people don't ride their bikes," says Phil Compton with the Sierra Club, which is advocating that its members show up at the meeting next week.

This article appears in Jul 26 – Aug 1, 2012.