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Chamblee presents Safe Streets plan identifying top crash corridors, urges GDOT coordination
Summary
City staff and consultant presented a USDOT‑funded Safe Streets and Roads for All plan that targets elimination of fatal and serious‑injury crashes by 2050, identified roughly 101 such crashes in five years and flagged top intersections (most on state routes) that will require GDOT coordination.
City of Chamblee staff and consultants presented the city's Safe Streets for All (SS4A) safety action plan during the March 12 work session, detailing data, priorities and next steps for reducing fatal and serious‑injury (FSI) crashes.
Julie Owens, assistant director of public works, said the plan was developed with community input and SS4A grant support and will help the city pursue future implementation funding. "Adoption of this plan will position the city to pursue future funding for implementation," she said.
Elizabeth Shin of TOOL Design Group summarized the data analysis and goals: the plan examined five years of crash data and identified about 101 fatal or serious‑injury crashes in that period. Shin said the plan sets a long‑range target to reduce and eliminate FSI crashes by 2050 and uses a safe‑system approach that combines safer speeds, safer roads and safer vehicles with post‑crash care.
The study produced a high‑injury network and a high‑risk network; Shin said the top 10 most dangerous intersections include eight that lie on state routes, noting that coordination with the Georgia Department of Transportation (District 7) will be critical because many priority locations are on GDOT‑controlled roadways. "Coordination with GDOT obviously would be required with eight of those 10 being GDOT right‑of‑way," Shin said.
Council members thanked staff and emphasized the plan's usefulness for prioritizing conversations with state transportation officials. One council member noted recurring resident safety concerns near schools and said having an evidence‑based plan provides the "ammunition" needed to work with GDOT on safety improvements.
Staff emphasized both reactive (addressing known high‑injury sites) and proactive (identifying corridors with characteristics that predict future serious crashes) strategies, and said the plan includes outreach and monitoring measures to track progress. Next steps discussed at the meeting include formal plan adoption and advancing priority projects that will require intergovernmental coordination.
