Smart Growth America

Alabama is 2nd Most Dangerous State for Pedestrians

State has 2nd highest Pedietrian Danger Index Rank in the US. Florida is #1.

  And Montgomery is a case in point…with some 20 pedestrian deaths between 2008 and 2017. The 2019 “Dangerous By Design” report indicates a cluster of those deaths occurred along the South Boulevard near I-65. That’s near the Greyhound Bus Station on one side of the street and several fast-food restaurants and hotels on the other. One of the most…

Alabama’s Walking Danger

Report Issued on Pedestrian Traffic Deaths

The group Smart Growth America is out with a report this week  about pedestrian deaths. You can see the Alabama portion of the report HERE. The report breaks down the deaths that happened between 2003 and 2012 by county and city. The Alabama County with the largest number of pedestrian deaths was Mobile….location of 144 of the total 723 state deaths…