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Fort Collins expands systematic school traffic inspections; city estimates full cycle by 2034
Summary
Nell Davis, technical project manager in Traffic Operations, told the Fort Collins City Council the city has launched a systematic school traffic safety inspection program that combines field observations, local outreach and engineering studies to recommend safety improvements around schools.
Nell Davis, technical project manager in Traffic Operations, told the Fort Collins City Council on the evening the city has launched a systematic school traffic safety inspection program that combines field observations, local outreach and engineering studies to recommend safety improvements around schools.
The program aims to standardize how the city evaluates pickup/drop‑off, pedestrian and bicycle routes, signage and driver behavior. "The goal of the program is to do a systematic inspection of all aspects of transportation around a school to look at every mode of travel and the behaviors of everyone involved," Davis said.
Why it matters: City staff told council the program replaces an older complaint‑driven patchwork approach so improvements are applied more evenly across schools. Staff described recommendations ranging from education and enforcement to small operational fixes and larger infrastructure projects that require grant funding or capital work.
Davis outlined the program steps: meet…
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