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Council adopts Safe Streets action plan, sets 2040 target to eliminate roadway fatalities and serious injuries on city streets
Summary
The council approved the city’s Safe Streets action plan — a federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant deliverable — and amended the staff recommendation to set a target year of 2040 (staff had proposed 2050); council discussion focused on traffic calming, project costs and enforcement.
The Sandy Springs City Council voted April 15 to adopt the city’s Safe Streets action plan and to set a target date of 2040 to eliminate roadway fatalities and serious injuries on city‑owned streets.
Public Works Director Marty Martin presented the plan, noting that the city had received a grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation to prepare the action plan and that staff analyzed tens of thousands of crashes to identify high‑priority locations and strategies. "The focus of the plan is to eliminate, over time, fatal and…
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