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TPO committee backs drafting local safety targets, seeks data on pedestrian enforcement
Summary
The Technical Committee agreed Jan. 14 to direct staff to develop local safety performance targets — consistent with the Mobility Plan’s Vision Zero commitment — and requested additional crash and enforcement data to support target setting; formal adoption of numeric targets will occur next month.
The Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization Technical Committee on Jan. 14 gave staff direction to prepare local safety performance targets for consideration at the February meeting, aligning with the region’s Roadway Safety Action Plan and a Vision Zero‑style goal to reduce fatalities and serious injuries.
TPO staff (Mike Conger) presented statewide TDOT targets showing increases in fatalities and serious injuries in recent years and noted preliminary 2024 figures may show improvement. Conger reviewed…
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