STEERING AWAY FROM CAR DEPENDENCY
In 2023, 7,318 people were killed by vehicles, a 14 percent increase over 2019, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA).
It also reported 1,149 bicyclists were killed on U.S.
roadways in 2023, up four percent from 2022.
Safety is a major concern. Author Anna Zivarts — an avid
cyclist — says she's seen a disproportionate number of deaths and injuries
among those who bike, walk, and roll.
City, county, and state departments of transportation
need to plan for safe multimodal mobility from the start, she says, not leave
it as an afterthought.
That means funding mobility appropriately.
Transit, sidewalks, pathways, and connectivity should be
weighted equally with multibillion-dollar bridge and highway projects, she
argues.
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