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Residents press council for stronger pedestrian safety and disaster‑readiness efforts
Summary
Public commenters urged the council to accelerate Vision Zero street changes after multiple deaths on Roxborough Street, and called for expanded community disaster preparedness training and enforcement against tractor‑trailer parking near Shepherd Middle School on Dakota Street.
Public testimony at the April 24 Durham City Council work session focused on pedestrian safety on high‑injury streets and community disaster preparedness.
Chris Perilstein described a recent video of multiple vehicles failing to yield in a crosswalk and reported that the incident involved a sheriff’s deputy vehicle leaving the scene without stopping. He told council the city’s Vision Zero action plan and completed steps — hiring a coordinator and approving an action plan — must…
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