Orlando, the Capital of Pedestrian Fatalities, Tests a New Approach to Street Design

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By Angie SchmittMar 19, 2018, 12:05 pm667 ptsHot
Florida routinely ranks as one of the most dangerous states in the country for walking. And walking in Orlando is deadlier than in any other major city in Florida — and the nation. But the city’s new transportation director, Billy Hattaway, is a reformer. And he’s trying to change the wide, high-speed…

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