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Encinitas mobility commission votes to ask council to declare traffic-safety emergency after four vulnerable-user deaths
Summary
After public pleas and staff reports on enforcement and collisions, the Mobility and Traffic Safety Commission voted 5–2 to request the city council declare a state of emergency addressing traffic safety and to pursue faster project delivery, enforcement and grant funding.
The Encinitas Mobility and Traffic Safety Commission voted to ask the City Council to declare a state of emergency on traffic safety, citing four vulnerable-road-user deaths in the current year and renewed calls from residents for faster action.
Commissioners approved a motion directing the chair to request the council to declare an emergency to speed interdepartmental coordination, pursue grant funding for priority projects in the city92s Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, and implement expedited "quick-build" treatments and increased enforcement. The motion passed on a recorded voice roll-call: Patricia Trauth (yes), Glenn Johnson (yes), Chris Duncan (yes), James Gross (yes), David Thiele (yes); Ron Medock (no), Paul Templin (no). The commission asked the chair to prepare a draft letter for a future council report.
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