Transportation for America has released it's Dangerous by Design rankings, citing the most dangerous cities for Pedestrians. The top 10 rankings are as follows:
1 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL
2 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
3 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
4 Jacksonville, FL
5 Memphis, TN-MS-AR
6 Raleigh-Cary, NC
7 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
8 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
8 Birmingham-Hoover, AL
10 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
Also analyzed in this report is the percent of funds each state spends on pedestrian and bicycle safety and infrastructure in relation to the pedestrian death rate, Table 5. States that spend the least and have the most deaths are ranked as:
1 Alaska
2 Vermont
3 Rhode Island
4 Wyoming
5 Montana
6 New Hampshire
7 Iowa
8 Delaware
9 North Dakota
10 Hawaii
Full report here.
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