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Commissioners urge multimodal safety as county pursues road-safety grant; chair cites child fatality
Summary
Commissioner Fernando emphasized stitching together data on deaths and injuries and multimodal safety as the county pursues an IIJA grant; Chair Heather Edelson recalled reading about a 7‑year‑old struck by a teenage, texting driver to underscore the need for investment.
County commissioners framed the IIJA grant pursuit as an opportunity to better coordinate data and strategies aimed at reducing roadway deaths, injuries and collisions across modes. Commissioner Fernando said the county receives information on deaths through several mechanisms and has not always "stitched together" activity across systems; he emphasized analysis of pedestrian and multimodal crashes.
Chair Heather Edelson offered a personal note about the stakes: "there was a 7 year old that was struck by a teenage driver because he was he was texting and driving is my understanding," she said, adding that investments in safe driving are important because "someone tonight is gonna go to sleep without their child." The comments framed the consent approval as part of a broader public-safety concern.
