Wilmington’s pedestrian safety problems fall unevenly across the city. Its pedestrian plan found that most crashes involving people on foot occurred in areas with higher concentrations of minority residents and higher poverty rates than the county average. On the Northside, those risks are part of a broader question about how a city built around driving works for people who don’t drive. How could science, tech and design makes make thinks better?
Thanks Abby Lorenzo, Andy Thompson, Anna Zivarts, and Brennon Fuqua for speaking with Shoresides. Thanks also to the company Waymo for contributing content.
Related materials
2023 Walk Wilmington Pedestrian Plan
Anna Zivarts: When Driving Is Not an Option
NCDOT’s CASSI automated shuttle program
Waymo’s Safety Impact data and methodology
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