The Tampa metro area is near the top among American cities for pedestrian and cyclist deaths and injuries. The issue is of concern to politicians, planners, Vision Zero advocates, and the public. A lack of funding to make the necessary infrastructure changes to reduce the number of casualties in Hillsborough County is being remedied by low-cost quick fixes. With over 3,000 miles of roads in the county, many of them without sidewalks nor crosswalks, large investments to redesign its car-centric streets into more pedestrian and cyclist-friendly thoroughfares are needed. In the City of Tampa, one of those inexpensive alternatives is painting attention-getting murals on intersections and crosswalks.
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