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APD traffic enforcement briefing: citations up, STEP grant resumes, motors unit rebuilding planned
Summary
Assistant Chief Mike Chancellor told the Mobility Committee Austin has reduced serious‑injury and fatal crashes over 10 years of Vision Zero; APD reported about 11,000 citations through September, targeted campaigns (distracted driving, speeding, DWI) and plans to rebuild motors and DWI units as staffing allows.
Assistant Chief Mike Chancellor of the Austin Police Department briefed the Mobility Committee on departmental traffic enforcement efforts, tying the work to the city’s Vision Zero goals and describing how data and grant funding shape enforcement activity.
"This is the tenth year with we've been a part of Vision 0," Chancellor told the committee, and he said Austin now ranks lowest per capita for serious‑injury and fatality rates among the state's largest cities according to the latest Vision Zero report. Chancellor said APD has issued "a little over 11,000 citations this year, through September," an increase from last year driven in part by targeted campaigns and by having…
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