Dangerous By Design: St. Louis Pedestrian Safety
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DANGEROUS BY DESIGN
Missouri Walking on streets designed more for speeding cars than for people on foot can be deadly. More than 4,500 Americans died last year while crossing the street, walking to school, going to a bus stop, or strolling to the grocery store. But not walking is equally as hazardous. Partly out of traffic safety fears, people are walking less these days, with serious consequences for our weight and health. The CDC reports that twothirds of Americans are now overweight or obese.
Statewide Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008)
143
The good news is that communities that choose to change road policies and invest in safer designs see fewer deaths and injuries, even as they make their neighborhoods more livable and invite more people to walk and bicycle. Though growing in number, these places are still the exception rather than the rule.
100
84.6 52.1
76.9
57.3
50
37.1
28.7 12.8
Columbia
Joplin
Springfield
St. Louis
Kansas City
Missouri Statewide
0
National
Pedestrian Danger Index*
The Risk of Walking in Selected Missouri Metro Areas
*The Pedestrian Danger Index is a measure of the relative risk of walking, adjusted for exposure. It is calculated by dividing the average pedestrian fatality rate (2007-2008), by the percentage of residents walking to work (2000).
Total traffic deaths that were pedestrians
Pedestrian fatalities per 100,000 people
11.8%
7.3%
1.53
1.21
US AVERAGE
MISSOURI
US AVERAGE
MISSOURI
DANGEROUS BY DESIGN
Missouri Metropolitan Areas Ranked by the Danger to Pedestrians Population (2008)
Rank Metro Area
Pedestrian Danger Index
Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008)
% of Total Traffic Deaths that Were Pedestrians
Avg. Annual Fed. $ Spent on Bike/Ped per Person
1
Kansas City
2,002,047
84.6
47
10.7%
$1.70
2
St. Louis
2,816,710
76.9
72
10.9%
$1.29
3
St. Joseph
126,359
41.4
2
4.9%
$3.93
4
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
443,976
39.0
8
6.2%
$0.53
5
Springfield
426,144
37.1
7
6.6%
$2.48
6
Jefferson City
146,363
34.6
2
4.4%
$3.76
7
Joplin
172,933
28.7
2
2.7%
$4.44
8
Columbia
164,283
12.8
2
3.8%
$5.10
Federal Funds Spent on Pedestrian Projects in Missouri (FY2005-FY2008) Total Federal Transportation Funds Available in Missouri
$??? $1.39 Billion Billion
Portion of Federal Funds Spent on Pedestrian Projects
$??? 1.4% Million
Amount Spent per Person on Pedestrian Facilities and Safety
$?.?? $1.78
Missouri Walking on streets designed more for speeding cars than for people on foot can be deadly. More than 4,500 Americans died last year while crossing the street, walking to school, going to a bus stop, or strolling to the grocery store. But not walking is equally as hazardous. Partly out of traffic safety fears, people are walking less these days, with serious consequences for our weight and health. The CDC reports that twothirds of Americans are now overweight or obese.
Statewide Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008)
143
The good news is that communities that choose to change road policies and invest in safer designs see fewer deaths and injuries, even as they make their neighborhoods more livable and invite more people to walk and bicycle. Though growing in number, these places are still the exception rather than the rule.
100
84.6 52.1
76.9
57.3
50
37.1
28.7 12.8
Columbia
Joplin
Springfield
St. Louis
Kansas City
Missouri Statewide
0
National
Pedestrian Danger Index*
The Risk of Walking in Selected Missouri Metro Areas
*The Pedestrian Danger Index is a measure of the relative risk of walking, adjusted for exposure. It is calculated by dividing the average pedestrian fatality rate (2007-2008), by the percentage of residents walking to work (2000).
Total traffic deaths that were pedestrians
Pedestrian fatalities per 100,000 people
11.8%
7.3%
1.53
1.21
US AVERAGE
MISSOURI
US AVERAGE
MISSOURI
DANGEROUS BY DESIGN
Missouri Metropolitan Areas Ranked by the Danger to Pedestrians Population (2008)
Rank Metro Area
Pedestrian Danger Index
Pedestrian Fatalities (2007-2008)
% of Total Traffic Deaths that Were Pedestrians
Avg. Annual Fed. $ Spent on Bike/Ped per Person
1
Kansas City
2,002,047
84.6
47
10.7%
$1.70
2
St. Louis
2,816,710
76.9
72
10.9%
$1.29
3
St. Joseph
126,359
41.4
2
4.9%
$3.93
4
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
443,976
39.0
8
6.2%
$0.53
5
Springfield
426,144
37.1
7
6.6%
$2.48
6
Jefferson City
146,363
34.6
2
4.4%
$3.76
7
Joplin
172,933
28.7
2
2.7%
$4.44
8
Columbia
164,283
12.8
2
3.8%
$5.10
Federal Funds Spent on Pedestrian Projects in Missouri (FY2005-FY2008) Total Federal Transportation Funds Available in Missouri
$??? $1.39 Billion Billion
Portion of Federal Funds Spent on Pedestrian Projects
$??? 1.4% Million
Amount Spent per Person on Pedestrian Facilities and Safety
$?.?? $1.78
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