The Richmond Highway corridor through Fairfax County is becoming more dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists, according to a group trying to improve safety.
Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets released an analysis this week showing 62 pedestrians and cyclists were killed or seriously injured along the Richmond Highway — also known as Route 1 — over the past nine years. Of those people who were struck, 22 died.
The group said the most dangerous stretch runs about 6.6 miles between Belvoir Road and South Kings Highway — accounting for 58% of all crashes, the report said…