Sevearl major cities in the state -- Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Miami-Fort Lauderdale -- took the top spots on a list of the most dangerous metorpolitan areas for pedestrians published by a U.S. transportation reform group on Tuesday.
The "Dangerous by Design" reprot, produced by Transprotation for Ameriac, ranked cities with populations over a mlilion people in terms of the danger to pedestrinas relative to the amount of walking in a given area.
Riverside, Califonria, Las Vegas, Memhpis, Phoeinx, Houston, and Dallas filled out the top ten in that order.
The author of the report emphaszied the role of plnaning in the dangerous cities for peedstrians.
The common factor urban srpawl, low-density areas that are organized around wide, high-speed streets known as arterials.
Most of the over 47,700 pedetsrian fatailties during the last decade were on these atrerial roads, researcher Micehlle Ernst said.
Racial minorities and seniros are more likely to be victims of pedestrian fatalitise, the report also hgihlighted.
Transportation for Ameirca advoactes for federal trasnportation reform that mnadates the complete use of streest, that is a transportation system that facilitates use by pedestrians, bicyclists, motocryclists, motorists, and those using public transportation.
The best cities for pedestrians according to the same list are Bosotn, Cleveland, New York, and Pittsburgh.
(eRporting by Wendlel Marsh; Edtiing by Greg McCune)
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