Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The numbers going down in Albuquerque. Seven fewer people were fatally struck by drivers on the Duke City streets last year — the second straight annual decrease in pedestrian deaths since a post-pandemic spike. Now for the first time in eight years, the state does not have the title of worst pedestrian death rate in the nation. The drop in ranking following the city’s largest financial commitment, $5 million, to pedestrian safety projects in a historically underserved area that sees the highest death toll. The mostly completed projects include a road diet, safety lighting and median fencing along the 3-mile stretch of Central between San Mateo and Eubank, which has seen 40 pedestrian deaths since 2018.
