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Vision Zero report: city reports fewer traffic deaths in 2024 but Council hears rising pedestrian and bicycle injuries
Summary
Public Works presented Vision Zero 2024 report showing a decline in traffic deaths in Minneapolis even as pedestrian and bicycle severe crashes rose; staff highlighted speeding as a primary factor and described safety projects, grant awards and a pilot for speed‑safety cameras.
City transportation staff presented the Vision Zero 2024 annual report to the Climate and Infrastructure Committee, saying the program saw a decline in traffic deaths last year but that pedestrian and bicycle severe crashes rose.
Ethan Folly, Vision Zero program coordinator, opened the presentation by stating the program’s mission: “Vision 0 is our goal to get to 0, traffic deaths and severe injuries on our streets.” He told the committee that while the city recorded a significant decrease in traffic deaths in 2024 — a contrast with statewide…
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