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Durham council hears Vision Zero action plan aimed at halving serious traffic injuries by 2035
Summary
City staff presented a draft Vision Zero action plan that prioritizes traffic safety investments on a small share of streets that account for most severe collisions, proposes audits, updated development standards and a dedicated coordinator and funding. Councilmembers and advocates pressed for measurable timelines and community outreach.
City staff presented a final draft Vision Zero action plan and asked the Durham City Council to approve it as a framework for reducing serious traffic injuries and deaths.
The plan, presented by Vision Zero coordinator Lauren Krom, proposes concentrating resources on a small “high-injury” network of streets, implementing a program of safety audits, updating land-use and design standards, and dedicating staff and sustained funding to implement improvements. Krom said the plan’s working target is to cut serious injuries and fatalities 50% by 2035.
The plan’s nut graf: staff told council members that instead of spreading small investments across the entire street network, the city should focus on corridors that account for a disproportionate share of harm. Krom said 10% of Durham’s streets are responsible for 74% of severe traffic injuries and that the city has about 809 miles of roads in total. She described the action plan as an integrated program of policy, engineering, enforcement and community engagement designed to produce…
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