. is getting a $25M windfall from FHWA. Pedestrians & bicyclists represent 7.7% of Idaho’s traffic fatalities. If safety is a top priority, then ITD will assign that money proportionally, which would net $2M for bike/ped projects.
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Here’s a link to the full list of state windfalls from .
Be bold! Get elected leaders to put political pressure on your state DOT to allocate this money based on something like proportion of fatalities involving vulnerable road users.
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How about taking the # deaths/mile traveled for each mode and then proportionally allocate the money based on that? That seems more defensible since people don't walk/bike as much as they would since... *checks notes*... they're being killed/maimed by the people driving cars.