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Rock Springs adopts Safety Action Plan; council OKs Vision Zero goal amid funding questions
Summary
The Rock Springs City Council approved a Safe Streets for All-funded Comprehensive Safety Action Plan and a Vision Zero goal to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries; staff said implementation will target high-crash corridors but some state-controlled roads may require coordination with YDOT and FHWA reimbursement requirements remain under review.
Rock Springs Mayor Max Mickelson and the City Council on Dec. 16 approved a comprehensive Rock Springs Safety Action Plan developed with HDR Engineering and funded through the federal Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant program.
Camille Alexander of HDR presented the plan, summarizing crash data from 2017–2023 (10 fatal crashes, 34 serious-injury crashes, 17 pedestrian crashes, 39 cyclist incidents and more than 1,400 young-driver crashes) and recommending short-, medium- and long-term countermeasures for priority corridors including Elk Street, College Drive, Dewar Drive, Sunset Drive and Gateway Boulevard. "Rock Springs is now SS4A-eligible," Alexander said, describing community engagement efforts and the suite of engineering, education and enforcement strategies in the report.
The plan’s recommendations include high-visibility crosswalks, speed-feedback signs, targeted…
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