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Is 280 feet per minute as fast as Walking Pedestrians (in Manhattan)?

It's about one-and-one-tenth times as fast as Walking Pedestrians (in Manhattan)
The speed of Walking Pedestrians (in Manhattan) is about 260 feet per minute.
(Manhattan; average speed; 8,978 person-sample)
A 2006 Study by the New York City Department of City Planning found that pedestrians in that city walk at an average rate of 260 feet per minute. Pedestrians wearing headphones, the study went on to find, walk at a slightly faster 280 feet per minute
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