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Advocates ask Parker council to pursue Vision Zero measures after World Day of Remembrance event
Summary
A resident who organized a World Day of Remembrance event urged Parker Town Council to pursue automated enforcement, longer pedestrian crossing times at Parker Road and Main Street, a Vision Zero plan and updated cyclist signage after an event that marked crash victims and injuries.
Terry Vogel, a resident and safety advocate, used the public comment period to report on a World Day of Remembrance event and to urge Parker Town Council to consider four traffic‑safety initiatives.
Vogel said the event featured three family testimonials and comments from Dr. Chris Winter (trauma surgeon, AdventHealth Parker), Undersheriff Dave Walter (Douglas County Sheriffs Office), and Commander Coleman (Parker Police Department). She said 82 candles lined the walkway to the gazebo—"81 of these candles represented the injuries that had occurred throughout the year and the 1 fatality of the 800 crashes that happened here in Parker between January [and] the end of September in 2024," and that a petition on Change.org had gathered 71 signatures of support.
Vogel asked council to consider four actions: 1) install automated traffic enforcement cameras for speed and red‑light violations at the three highest‑volume intersections on Parker Road (named as Parker & Pine, Parker & Lincoln, and Parker & Main Street); 2) increase crosswalk walk times at Parker Road and Main Street during peak park and Main Street usage; 3) adopt a formal Vision Zero plan for the town; and 4) update road signage from "Share the Road" to signs reflecting Colorado law that require 3 feet to pass cyclists.
Vogel said "simple, proven tools and technology" are available to prevent deaths and serious injuries and asked council to work with advocates; she said the group is prepared to provide data and to collaborate with town staff. The council accepted Vogels remarks into the record during public comment; no formal council action on the requests was taken at this meeting.
