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Trenton Safe Streets committee lays out Vision Zero plan, cites $1M in grants and data gaps
Summary
Planners told the City Council the campaign to reduce traffic deaths focuses on a small high‑injury network and won roughly $1 million in planning and construction grants, but officials said better pedestrian and bicycle counts and clarified ordinance language are needed to prioritize projects.
TrentonCity Council on April 7 heard the Trenton Safe Streets for All Committeeannual report, which framed the cityapproach to traffic safety through a Vision Zero "safe system" that aims to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries.
"Our goal is to reach zero traffic deaths," said Jen Ferris, a transportation planner with the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, in a presentation that emphasized layers of protection such as lower design speeds, protected bike lanes and post-crash care. Ferris and Lisa Serasol, the city's transportation planner, told council that 75% of Trenton's fatal and serious crashes occur on roughly 16% of the city's…
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