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Board discusses draft pedestrian-safety resolution after recent student strikes; seeks joint action with city
Summary
Following a series of student-vehicle strikes (seven incidents since Aug. 12, 2024 with two fatalities), board members proposed a draft resolution calling for a traffic-safety week, a task force and joint appropriations requests; trustees discussed urgent letters to city leadership and a potential joint resolution with the city council.
Several board members raised urgent pedestrian-safety concerns during the workshop after staff said seven Duval County Public Schools students had been struck by vehicles since Aug. 12, 2024, including two fatalities. A board member read a draft resolution urging immediate action and proposing a multi-pronged response: an annual traffic-safety week, an interagency task force to develop a community action plan, and efforts to pursue joint grant…
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