Council members ask transportation department for school‑zone crash, speed and traffic‑calming audit

Council member Anna Albee told the Public Safety and Quality of Life Committee that recent constituent complaints about pedestrian safety around schools prompted a request for Department of Transportation data and analysis.

"The ask here is for Department of Transportation to help us compile a list of all the crashes in school zones, as well as to measure current speeding cars ... during that school zone hour, and then an audit of the current traffic calming measures in place in schools," Albee said. She said the work would help the city and Cincinnati Public Schools see what needs to be done to make roads safer for children.

Chair Scotty Johnson introduced the motion as sponsored by Council members Jeffries and Anna Albee and turned presentation to Albee. With no members requesting to hold the item, Johnson said the committee would "move item number 1 on for passage." The transcript records no roll-call or recorded vote.

The motion asks the Department of Transportation to compile crash data for school zones, measure vehicle speeds during school‑zone hours, and audit existing traffic‑calming infrastructure so the city can consider interventions in coordination with Cincinnati Public Schools. The transcript does not specify a deadline for the requested data, a second on the motion, or a recorded vote tally.

Next steps in the record: the administration was thanked for pulling the data and the item was advanced; no implementation timeline or specific funding was discussed in the meeting. The transcript does not specify the meeting date.