At 65 percent, The city of Phoenix showed the largest share of major pedestrian roadways with average speeds above 35 miles-per-hour. The other cities on the higher end of this ranking showed percentages of 40 up to 51 percent, with Houston and San Antonio showing the smallest percentages, 35 percent each, of pedestrian roadways with average speeds exceeding 35 miles-per-hour.
Over the past few years, concerns have risen regarding the rising number of pedestrian fatalities in the United States. The current data seeks to highlight the relevant shares of pedestrian roadways with unsafe average speeds.
Leading cities among the top 30 U.S. cities with the largest share of major pedestrian roadways with an average speed above 35 miles-per-hour in 2022
data includes average speed on all primary and secondary roadway segments with over 200 pedestrian trips per day
Supplementary notes
These cities were selected from the top 30 U.S. cities. "Top" meaning that they have the highest populations as collected from the Census 2020 cartographic boundary national places shapefile.
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