Santa Monica A Walkable City, But Could It Be Dangerous?

 

In recent poll suggests Santa Monica is the fourth-most walkable city in California. But there's another story to be told: A large number of pedestrian deaths and injuries regularly happen in Santa Monica.

Transportation for America has mapped out the pedestrian deaths that occurred in the country from 2000-09. More than 47,000 pedestrian deaths were recorded across the U.S., with 2,079 of them in Los Angeles County. The greater Los Angeles metropolitan area was ranked #27 in a list of the 52 most-dangerous areas for pedestrians nationwide.

The map lists 24 pedestrian deaths as having occurred in Santa Monica during that 10-year period. The majority of the victims were elderly.

The full Transportation for America report notes that 12 percent of total traffic accidents involve pedestrians and suggests that the main cause of pedestrian deaths are roads that are poorly designed for pedestrian safety.

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Source: Santa Monica Patch