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Broomfield adopts Transportation Safety Action Plan with goal of zero fatalities on city roads by 2040
Summary
Council adopted the Transportation Safety Action Plan after staff described crash trends, recommended countermeasures (including roundabout policy, crossing treatment guidelines and a study of automated enforcement), and committed to annual reporting.
Broomfield City and County Council voted to adopt the Broomfield Transportation Safety Action Plan, a data‑backed strategy that sets a vision of “no one is seriously injured or killed” on the city transportation network and a mission to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2040 and serious injuries by 2045 on Broomfield‑owned roadways.
Bryce Hammerton, the city’s transportation planner, summarized the plan’s findings: careless and distracted driving contributes to 87 percent of all crashes and 74 percent of severe‑outcome crashes; 74 percent of crashes are intersection‑related; and six crash types (fixed‑object, right‑angle, approach turn, rear‑end, pedestrian and bicycle) account for 85 percent of severe injuries. The study included outreach that yielded about 850 unique comments from stakeholders and the public.
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