2007 Benchmarking Report - Alliance for Biking & Walking

Bicycling & Walking in the U.S./ Thunderhead Alliance 2007
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CURRENT STATUS OF WALKING
15%
10%
5%
0%
Pedestrians are at
a disproportionate
risk of being killed
in traffic.
Overview of Walking & Pedestrian Safety Nationwide and in
Major U.S. Cities
Overview of Walking & Pedestrian Safety Nationwide and
in the Most-Populous U.S. Cities
percent
2.5%
Nationwide
4.5%
% of trips to work by foot
In Major U.S. Cities
8.7%
11.0%
estimated % of all trips by
foot
Sources: ACS (2005), NHTS (2001-2002), FARS (2003-2005), City Surveys
(1) Estimated percent of all trips by foot is from NHTS and represents metropolitan areas as opposed to cities.
(1)
11%
14%
% of traffic fatalties that
are pedestrian
WALKING MAKES UP 8.7% OF ALL TRIPS IN THE U.S. The rate of walking is 26% greater
in major U.S. cities than nationwide. Pedestrians make up a disproportionate percent of traffic
fatalities, especially in the most-populous cities where 11.0% of trips are estimated to be
by foot, and 14% of traffic fatalities are pedestrians. New York City has the highest rate of
pedestrian traffic fatalities with 53% of all traffic fatalities being pedestrians (19.2% of all trips
in New York City are estimated to be by foot). Utah has the highest rate among the 50 states
with pedestrians representing 23% of all traffic fatalities state-wide.