Study: Pedestrian Death Rate More Than 2x Higher in Historically Red-Lined Neighborhoods

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By Kea WilsonMar 17, 2023, 4:01 am143 pts
Communities that were red-lined in the 1930s are still experiencing more than twice the rate of pedestrian deaths today than more privileged neighborhoods — and we can’t achieve Vision Zero until we reckon with racist and classist policies that contribute to the disparity, a groundbreaking new study argues.…

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Study: Pedestrian Death Rate More Than 2x Higher in Historically Red-Lined Neighborhoods

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