The Pedestrian Project

The Latin American Studies Center, the Police Department and the Latino Student Association of the University of Maryland in coordination with the Maryland Highway Administration, and the Prince George Highway Safety Office launched a Pedestrian Safety Campaign “Use the Cross-Walk, Save Your Life.”

The goal is to increase awareness of pedestrian safety precautions among residents of neighborhoods with large Latino populations. In the past, UMD students have visited elementary and middle schools to teach kids the importance of pedestrian safety.

The Latino students from the Latino Student Union (LSU), Enlaces Latino Americanos (ELA), Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), and the Hispanic Heritage Coalition (HHC) have been targeting the Latino neighborhoods by posting and handing out information in businesses, corner shops, restaurants, hair salons, and other business serving the Latino community. Current targets of the campaign are Langley Park, Edmonston, Hyattsville, Greenbelt, Wheaton and Gaithersburg in Maryland, but the coalition would like to extend the campaign into DC and Virginia through Latino student associations in area universities.

If you want to volunteer your time or help us expanding this campaign, please contact us at LASC@umd.edu

• Brochure Pedestrian
• Pedestrian Campaign
• Poster