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Dangerous by Design: Poor city planning continues to put Austin pedestrian safety at risk

Data shows that people on foot in Austin are still not any safer after decades of planning and millions of tax dollars spent.

Erica Proffer, Joe Ellis

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Published: 1:04 PM CDT May 18, 2023
Updated: 7:17 AM CDT May 19, 2023

With all the growth in a city where top officials want to reduce the number of cars on the road, the city of Austin remains more dangerous for pedestrians than larger cities like Philadelphia, Detroit, San Francisco … and our nation’s capital. That’s according to a recent study uncovered by the KVUE Defenders.

The Defenders first told you five years ago how decades of poor planning put pedestrians in Austin at risk. The City promised changes and has since spent millions of your tax dollars. 

So the KVUE Defenders decided to follow up and take a look at where we are now. We dug into the data and found people getting around on foot in Austin are still not any safer. 

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