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Boerne outlines Safe Streets for All planning work; downtown parking could be reduced to improve pedestrian safety
Summary
City staff told the Boerne City Council on Feb. 10 that a federal Safe Streets for All planning grant has identified downtown corridors and a high-injury network; staff said some safety measures under consideration could reduce on-street parking as part of designs to protect pedestrians and bicyclists.
City staff presented a year-long planning effort tied to the federal Safe Streets for All (SS4A) program and said safety projects identified for downtown Boerne could require removing some on-street parking.
"We have 2,342 crashes in the city of Boerne proper. Of those, 36 of them are fatal and serious injury. From 24 of those were pedestrian bike related crashes," Director Jeff Carroll told the council, summarizing five years of TxDOT CRIS accident records the city analyzed as part of its SS4A planning grant work. Carroll said the city identified a high-injury network that concentrates roughly 73% of crashes on about 15% of city road mileage.
Why it matters: city staff said the federal grant application and future implementation funding prioritize projects on the…
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