Deadly pedestrian hotspots nationwide

A new study by the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee identifies the deadliest streets in the country for pedestrians and there are similar characteristics for several corridors in Cream City.
“Pedestrian fatalities have increased by more than 50 percent nationally,” Robert Schneider, Professor of Urban Planning at UWM said.
The UWM Study identified 60 hotspots that matched certain metrics; at least six pedestrian deaths in an eight year period on a stretch of 1,000 meter roadway.
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Schneider led the study, identifying 60 roads across the country where there were at least six pedestrian deaths within a 1,000-meter stretch of roadway.
A majority of the locations are in the south or in major metropolitan areas like New York City or Los Angeles. None of the locations are in Milwaukee, but Schneider believes there are characteristics here that mimic what he’s seen across the country.
“These hot spots had high traffic speeds,” Schneider said. “75 percent had speed limits of 30 mph or higher. We also saw locations that had many traffic lanes, 70 percent of them had five or more lanes for pedestrians to cross.”
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