16 | theburg | 07.17
Foot Falls
eBurg teamed up with local mapmaker Steve Cline to
plot out the most dangerous spaces for pedestrians in the city.
bY dANieLLe rOth & SteVe CLiNe
W
ith just nine minutes remaining
before his 5 p.m. shift, Chris*
peddled his aluminum bike from
his Midtown apartment toward
the downtown restaurant where he worked as a
server. No helmet, headphones playing underground
rap music, he glided down the sidewalk along Front
Street to pause at the sidewalk's mouth as it opened
to the six-lane behemoth of Forster Street.
Chris said he watched the traffic light controlling
Forster Street's rush-hour traffic turn red, started
pedaling, and collided with the front bumper of a
silver sedan.
e next thing he remembers was lying on the
pavement, thinking, "I got to get up." With a
dented bike, broken leg and blooded face, he could
not move.
Chris, who has since recovered, represents one of
many Harrisburg residents and visitors who navigate
the city without a car, either by need or by preference.
Over the years, eBurg reporters have heard of
many other accidents involving pedestrians—and
