How much walking do you do on major roadways in the winter?  The snow isn't removed and many times the sidewalk consists of a slick mound of ice sloping down towards the roadway.  If we had the money to redesign our roads to make them safer for pedestrians, we'd have the money for more buses.  Even relatively new roads are very unsafe for walkers.  We've never been up for the challenge and I doubt we're going to change soon.  Anchorage is not a pedestrian friendly town and it goes beyond our 5 months of winter.  I have noticed that the roads with the most pedestrian amenities are in the areas where they are needed the least.