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Commission closes public review of traffic safety plan, approves concept caveat and hears transit progress
Summary
The Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission voted Aug. 25 to close the public review of the draft Traffic Safety Action Plan and to approve the plan with an addition that proposed engineering drawings be labeled as conceptual and reviewed in context.
The Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission voted Aug. 25 to close the public review of the draft Traffic Safety Action Plan and to approve the plan with an addition that “engineering treatments” and appendix designs be labeled as conceptual and reviewed in context by permitting and design authorities.
Transportation staffer Mike, who led the presentation and public comments summary, said outreach yielded unanimous support among respondents for the plan’s safety goals and a data‑driven, “safe system” approach. He said the plan’s long‑term target is to reduce fatal and serious‑injury crashes to zero: the plan aims to halve serious crashes by about 2030, cut them by 75% by 2040, with an “ultimate goal of 0 fatalities and serious injuries.”
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