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Travis County adopts safety targets for roads, sets interim 2035 goal and 2050 elimination objective
Summary
After public outreach and technical review, the Commissioners Court adopted a leadership commitment for the county's Safe Streets and Roads for All safety action plan: 50% reduction in roadway fatalities and serious injuries by 2035 and an eventual goal of eliminating those outcomes by 2050.
Travis County Commissioners on Tuesday adopted a formal leadership commitment to reduce and ultimately eliminate roadway fatalities and serious injuries, setting an interim target of a 50% reduction by 2035 and an ultimate goal of 100% reduction by Feb. 1, 2050.
The vote followed presentations by county planners and the consultant team on the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) planning process, crash trends and two rounds of public engagement. "The Safe Streets and Roads for All program is a federal program that provides funding to support local initiatives to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets," said Charlie Watts, planning project manager for the county's Transportation and Natural…
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