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Phoenix City Council approves Vision Zero Road Safety Action Plan

Sep 9, 2022, 4:45 AM

(City of Phoenix photo)...

(City of Phoenix photo)

(City of Phoenix photo)

PHOENIX — Phoenix City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve the Vision Zero Road Safety Action Plan, the city said in a press release.

This will include the allocation of $10 million in annual funding for its implementation.​

The goal is to reduce the number of traffic fatalities and serious injuries in Phoenix to zero by 2050.

The Vision Zero Road Safety Action Plan uses a data-driven, decision-making process to identify transportation safety improvements using 41 different strategies and 31 different performance measures.

These benchmarks include a 25% reduction in traffic deaths by 2027 and a 65% reduction by 2035, according to the release.

“My commitment to the people of Phoenix is to make our roadways safer, whether you’re on foot, on a bike, or in a car,” Mayor Kate Gallego said in the release.

“The action plan approved today places the city in a much better position to access federal dollars that will amplify our investment, making it possible to bring new safety infrastructure to even more of our neighborhoods.”

The Plan also included a detailed five-year crash analysis from 2016-20 as well as a two-phase public engagement that included over 5,000 comments from residents about roadway safety.

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Phoenix City Council approves Vision Zero Road Safety Action Plan