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Lawrence adopts Vision Zero transportation safety action plan
Summary
The Lawrence City Commission adopted the Vision Zero Transportation Safety Action Plan and resolution No. 7598, a long‑range plan aimed at reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries to zero by 2050; supporters praised its public engagement while some speakers asked for clearer trade‑off analysis on travel time and speeds.
The Lawrence City Commission voted 4-0 on June 3 to adopt the Vision Zero Transportation Safety Action Plan and Resolution No. 7598, approving a long-range strategy the city says is intended to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries to zero over coming decades.
The plan, which staff described as extending to 2050, lays out measures the city will pursue to improve traffic safety through engineering, education, enforcement and policy changes, and commissioners approved the resolution after a public…
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