25 urban areas could face greater challenges than New Orleans experienced after Hurricane Katrina, according to the Emergency Evacuation Report Card 2006 (pdf file) compiled by the American Highway Users Alliance.
Pittsburgh earned a “B”, ranking 4th out of the 37 urban areas studied.
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1 John Z Wetmore // Oct 24, 2006 at 9:07 am
The 34 page report never mentioned the role of pedestrians in emergency evacuations. However, walking was the primary means of evacuating Manhattan on 9-11. For perspectives on walking on 9-11 and during the 2003 blackout, see Episode 114 of “Perils For Pedestrians” on Google Video at
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=%22Perils+For+Pedestrians%22
Kansas City hardly deserves an A. Pedestrians trying to leave downtown Kansas City during an emergency would have a real challenge because of the poor pedestrian access on the bridges over the Missouri River.
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