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Resident demands action after fatality on North Lamar; councilmembers promise immediate meetings with traffic director
Summary
Zenobia Joseph told the council at the Aug. 5 work session that a fatality near 12333 North Lamar and a history of collisions require immediate pedestrian safety measures; Councilmember Mike Siegel and Councilmember Crystal Lane said they will meet with Transportation Public Works leadership and prioritize mitigation steps.
Zenobia Joseph told the Austin City Council on Aug. 5 that the city must take immediate action on pedestrian safety after the death of Imam Islam Musaad on July 27 at or near 12333 North Lamar.
“This was a preventable death,” Joseph said, referencing what she described as multiple fatalities in the stretch near “Not Your Ordinary School” and noting that voters approved a 2016 mobility bond that she said included funding for fatality mitigation.
Councilmember Mike Siegel…
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