Walking Shouldn’t Be So Dangerous in the U.S.

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March 21, 2025, 4:00 PM

• •About 20 people die every day in the U.S. after being hit by a car.
• •We need to stop hitting people with our cars.
• •Walkability is a civil rights issue, something that people outside New York, San Francisco and other compact, dense cities deserve.

Walking shouldn't be so dangerous in the U.S., but it is. About 20 people die every day in the U.S. after being hit by a car. To make walking safer, we need a big cultural shift in how we view pedestrian safety.

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