Unidentified Speaker 1 opened a West Side event by saying the work underway is ‘‘for our children,’’ stressing a focus on safe streets for families and neighborhood activation. The speaker announced the new installation and framed it as part of the city’s Vision 0 approach, which the speaker described as built around the belief that traffic-related deaths and serious injuries are preventable.
The speaker said the new signal ‘‘marks the 1230 third signalized intersection in the city of Phoenix’’ and added that last year ‘‘nearly 4 40 traffic safety projects were completed’’ citywide, citing new signal installations, hawk signals and light-rail signal rebuilds. The transcript contains numeric wording that was unclear; the speaker also described ongoing design work for Indian School Road from 91st Avenue to 39th Avenue and said that work is part of a ‘‘more than $24,000,000 grant, the third largest in the nation,’’ intended to fund safety measures to reduce fatal and serious-injury collisions and to improve conditions for people driving, walking, rolling and bicycling.
Lorena, a representative of the Western Enclave block watch, thanked Councilwoman Betty Guardado and neighborhood advocates for securing the signal, saying Guardado ‘‘listened to our concerns, engaged with local officials and tirelessly worked to ensure our voices were heard.’’ The resident described the installation as a long-awaited change expected to increase safety and ease of access.
The event closed with the original speaker thanking community groups and staff, naming ‘‘Brianna’’ as the streets director and encouraging residents to use and enjoy the new light.
The installation is presented as a local, neighborhood-level safety improvement. No formal motion or vote was recorded in the transcript. The statements about project counts and the milestone signal come from the speaker; the transcript contains unclear numeric renderings for those counts (notably the phrasing around the signal milestone and the number of projects completed), which the city or staff may be able to confirm separately. The Indian School Road redesign was described as being in design and funded by a grant of more than $24,000,000; the transcript does not provide a funding source breakdown, timeline for construction, or an implementing department beyond general references to streets staff.
Next steps mentioned in the remarks were limited to continued work on design and community engagement; no formal actions, motions or vote outcomes were recorded at this event.