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Goodyear presents Road Safety Action Plan update, pilots green bike-lane markings
Summary
City staff and consultants briefed the council on a federally funded Road Safety Action Plan (Safe Streets and Roads for All grant of $624,000), presented seven years of crash data identifying hotspots, and unveiled a pilot of green bicycle pavement markings; council members asked for targeted analysis and expanded outreach.
City engineers and consultants on March 2 updated the Goodyear City Council on a federally funded Road Safety Action Plan designed to reduce fatal and serious-injury crashes across the city.
“Tonight we’re here to provide an update on the road safety action plan,” said Eric Sussik, assistant city traffic engineer and project manager, noting the city received a Safe Streets and Roads for All grant in 2024 for $624,000 to develop the plan and test demonstration projects.
Stanley Consultants’ road safety engineer Marta Gerber described the plan’s safe-systems approach, which she said shifts the focus from perfect human behavior to designing a “forgiving and resilient” transportation system that anticipates human error. Staff said the analysis so far covers crash data from 2018–2024 and identified about 10,000 crashes in that period, including 59 fatal crashes and 170 serious-injury crashes. Hotspot corridors named included North Litchfield Road, West Indian School Road and North Estrella Parkway; key intersections cited were Indian School at Litchfield and Litchfield at Bamban.
The presentation highlighted a demonstration project that placed green pavement markings at select conflict points on corridors including McDow (Magdala) and Indian School Road. Gerber said the pilot will test two pigment formulations for durability and rider comfort, with data collection continuing through September to inform a city standard for bicycle pavement markings.
Council members welcomed the pilot but pressed for more targeted analysis and wider outreach. Council Member Kano pointed to a visibility issue near 145th and McDow and asked that the team evaluate lane geometry and sight lines. Council Member Terry asked for a clear public assurance that the pilot is not a “road diet” and that travel lanes would not be removed; staff confirmed the project is intended to increase visibility at conflict zones without reducing lane counts.
Multiple council members urged broader public engagement beyond the online survey and QR code. Council Member Campbell asked staff to ensure bicycle clubs, repair shops, homeowners associations and other community groups receive notification of the March 4 open house at the Goodyear Recreation Center. Vice Mayor Hampton recommended consulting other cities that have implemented bike-lane treatments to learn about paint selection and maintenance, while staff said Goodyear’s pilot also seeks rider feedback on ‘‘rideability’’ and slipperiness concerns.
Staff said they will return to council in May with strategies and a draft of recommended engineering, enforcement, education and policy actions, followed by a December adoption of the final plan. The proposed goal read to the council calls for a 5% annual reduction in fatal and serious-injury crashes and citywide zero fatalities by 2045.
The city encouraged residents to complete the online survey and comment map and to attend the March 4 open house between 6:00 and 7:30 p.m. at the Goodyear Recreation Center.
