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Crash report: pedestrians, cyclists concentrated on Milton, Reardon and Highway 89; ADOT review underway
Summary
Transportation planner Carlton Johnson presented a 2024-data Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Report showing hotspots downtown and along Highway 89, noting that about one-third of roadway deaths are pedestrian fatalities and that many bike crashes involved drivers turning right; staff said ADOT is conducting a safety assessment and a federal grant would add streetlights.
Carlton Johnson, a transportation planner with the city, summarized the Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Report updated through 2024 and highlighted patterns officials said merit targeted safety work.
"One of the more interesting pieces within here is a third of all roadway deaths are pedestrian fatalities," Johnson said, presenting maps that show crash concentrations downtown (near Reardon and Milton) and along the Highway 89 corridor, where he said a high share of pedestrian crashes are serious or fatal.
Johnson told commissioners that a large share of bicycle…
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