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St. Louis Park advances Safe Streets action plan, sets ‘Vision Zero’ goal for 2050
Summary
City staff presented a data-driven Safe Streets action plan to the council and public, proposing a Vision Zero target to eliminate fatal and severe-injury crashes by 2050 (50% reduction by 2040); council will consider formal adoption April 6 after incorporating public feedback and technical edits.
City staff and consultants presented a draft Safe Streets action plan to the St. Louis Park City Council on a study-item night, describing a data-driven program meant to reduce serious and fatal traffic crashes across the city.
Jack Sullivan, the city’s assistant engineer and the plan’s staff lead, said the plan—funded in part by MnDOT and the Federal Highway Administration—uses a “safe systems” approach and sets a long-range goal of eliminating fatal and severe-injury crashes by 2050, with a benchmark of a 50% reduction by 2040. Sullivan told the council there was no adoption request that night and that staff will return April 6 for a formal vote.
Chelsea Morici of consulting firm SEH, who led the public engagement work, said more than 600 residents contributed feedback and staff collected over…
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