Emotions are boiling over from city hall to street corners after yet another pedestrian was killed in Seattle on Friday. FOX13
Leaders set a goal to end traffic-caused walking and biking deaths by 2030, part of a program called. But, some say the program is stalling, as Seattle’s streets remain dangerous for those who do not travel by vehicle.
Hoban walks the sidewalks in the Rainier Valley to and from work and she worries drivers are not keeping watch for people on their feet. Since Seattle launched the Vision Zero campaign in 2015, 1,200 people have been injured and 175 have died navigating the city without a car. Data reveals the city’s south end bears the brunt of casualties.
In a statement to FOX 13 News, Morales complains that 50% of road fatalities happen in the south end, even as plans for protected bicycle lanes are delayed until 2024.