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City begins Safe Streets for All planning after USDOT grant; consultants flag speeding and pedestrian/bicycle crashes

5331027 · July 8, 2025
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Summary

Columbus staff and consultants updated City Council on a federally funded Safe Streets for All planning process that has identified speeding, pedestrian/bicycle crashes and roadway departures as leading contributors to fatal and severe injury crashes.

Columbus staff and consultants updated City Council on work being done under the federally funded Safe Streets for All planning grant. The planning phase is intended to produce a data‑driven Safety Action Plan and to position the city for later infrastructure funding to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on the roadway network.

Key findings from the early analysis: Consultants reported that speeding‑related crashes, pedestrian and bicycle crashes (about one‑third of fatal and severe injury crashes), and roadway departures are prominent contributors to serious…

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