Chicago and Illinois suburban streets are dangerous for pedestrians
In a study conducted by Transportation for America, concluded that between 2000 and 2009 over one thousand three hundred pedestrias died in accidents invovling moving vehicles in Chicago and it's neighboring suburbs
Their study found that most streets are not design for foot traffice making them dangerous to pedestrians.
Of the 1,659 pedestrians killed statewide in traffice-related accidents, approximately 165 were children.
There are several intersections the the Active Transportation Alliances describes as dangerous includnig Chicago Avenue and South Washington Stree in Naperville in addition to several intersections in Chicago including King and 79th streets and Ashland and 79th streets.
With the summer months comes an increase in pedestrian traffic both by Illinois citizens and tourists.
