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    "headline": "Anchorage hits a grim record",
    "deck": "Anchorage recorded 15 pedestrian deaths in 2025, the highest total the city has ever seen, prompting officials to explore Vision Zero safety measures.",
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    "body_md": "Anchorage recorded 15 pedestrian deaths in 2025, the highest total the city has ever seen, according to city data. The record has pushed Anchorage city leaders to begin seriously discussing Vision Zero strategies aimed at slowing traffic and redesigning dangerous roads.\n\nThe measures under consideration are not small tweaks. Officials are looking at road diets, lower speed limits, and automated traffic enforcement on corridors with repeated crashes. Many of the deaths occurred on wide, fast arterials where crossing the street is already risky even in daylight, a direct safety concern for anyone who walks, bikes, or rides transit in the city.\n\nCity data shows the deaths are not tied to a single cause like winter darkness or a one-time spike. Instead, the pattern has been building for years as traffic speeds increased while pedestrian infrastructure failed to keep pace.\n\nFor drivers, the proposed changes could mean real limits on how fast and how freely major roads move through Anchorage. The city is now weighing how much to prioritize pedestrian safety against traffic flow on its busiest corridors.",
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    "summary": "Anchorage recorded 15 pedestrian deaths in 2025, its highest total ever, prompting city leaders to discuss Vision Zero measures including road diets, lower speed limits, and automated traffic enforcement on high-crash corridors.",
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        "a": "Fifteen pedestrians died in Anchorage in 2025, the highest total the city has ever recorded.",
        "q": "how many pedestrians died in Anchorage in 2025"
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        "a": "City leaders are discussing Vision Zero strategies like road diets, lower speed limits, and automated traffic enforcement on corridors where crashes keep happening.",
        "q": "what is Anchorage doing about pedestrian deaths"
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        "a": "No. The pattern built up over years as traffic speeds increased while pedestrian infrastructure didn't keep pace.",
        "q": "did winter darkness cause the pedestrian deaths"
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        "a": "Not yet clear. City leaders are discussing the strategies, but who makes the final call isn't settled.",
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