Austin ranks in top 50 most dangerous cities to walk in

AUSTIN (KXAN) — In the past two years nearly 60 people in Austin have died after being hit by a car. Now a new study ranks Austin as one of the most dangerous cities to walk in.
Smart Growth America, a national organization that advocates for better development within cities, ranks Austin 47 when it comes to the most dangerous places to walk. The study looked at the top 104 largest metropolitan cities and counted the number of pedestrian deaths from 2005 to 2014. It then breaks down the nu