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

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By Angie SchmittMar 19, 2018, 12:05 pm1.2k ptsInteresting
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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