The San Antonio area has some of the least safe streets in the country, per StreetLight Data’s new “U.S. Safe Streets Index.”
Why it matters: Traffic fatalities in San Antonio have increased since the pandemic, according to the city’s latest tally.
- The new index offers fresh insight into how our city compares with other big cities.
How it works: The ranking is based on five key factors among the 100 biggest U.S. metros: vehicle miles traveled, speeds between vehicles, speed-based pedestrian risk, speeding in residential zones and truck activity.
Zoom in: The San Antonio metro ranks No. 83 out of 100 overall.
- When looking at speed-based pedestrian risk, we rank even worse, at No. 93. That means we have a lot of pedestrians walking alongside roads with traffic and speeds above 30 mph.
Yes, but: Our residential speeds are some of the best in the country, coming in at No. 4. That means drivers tend to follow the speed limits in residential areas, at least…