'Significant and Universal Decline' in Walking in the US: StreetLight Data

Walking has declined over the last three years in the US – yet pedestrian fatalities have been rising. New research from StreetLight Data, suggests that annual average daily walking trips in the US dropped by 36% nationwide from 2019-22. What makes that figure even more remarkable is that pedestrian fatalities increased over the same period, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association’s Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State report - meaning that safety has gotten worse.

Significant and Universal Decline' in Walking in the US: StreetLight Data

Story by Adam Hill
February 16, 2024