Daily Record photograph by Steve Davis

What’s more dangerous in your community? Walking or not walking? If walking isn’t a safe way to travel in your city, not walking may be just as dangerous.

The American Colleges of Sports Medicine’s American Fitness Index (AFI) and Transportaton for America’s Pedestrian Danger Index (PDI) may not at first blush appear to have much in common with one another, except for the fact that they were both released this week. The American Fitness Index is a “scientific snapshot of the state of health and fitness at the metropolitan level,” while the Pedestrian Danger Index is a “measure of the relative risk of walking, adjusted for exposure.” So where’s the connection?

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