Is Seattle a walkable city? Pedestrian death rates show otherwise

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Is Seattle a walkable city? Pedestrian death rates show otherwise

Twenty-four years after Washington became the first state to commit to decreasing pedestrian traffic deaths to zero, the numbers continue to move in the wrong direction. Last year was one of the worst years ever for Washington traffic deaths, including pedestrians. Accounting for a full 20% of those traffic deaths is Aurora Avenue North, aka State Highway 99, Seattle’s north-south alternative to Interstate 5, according to Elisabeth Wooton, Seatt…