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Council advances Vision Zero resolution to regular agenda to pursue Safe Streets goals
Summary
Council voted to move a Vision Zero resolution to the regular agenda for further consideration; the measure would commit the city to a goal of eliminating traffic deaths by 2040 and reducing serious injuries by 50% by 2040 and aligns the city with Tompkins County Safe Streets and Roads for All planning.
Alderperson Letterman introduced a resolution on May 14 asking the Ithaca Common Council to adopt Vision Zero goals: eliminate traffic deaths by 2040 and reduce serious traffic injuries by 50% by 2040. The resolution would align the city with Tompkins County’s Safe Streets and Roads for All joint safety action plan.
The measure was sent to the council’s regular agenda for fuller discussion rather than placed on the consent calendar. Alderperson Letterman read the ordinance summary and moved the item; Alderperson Perez seconded. Council voted…
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