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Prince George's County work group approves 18 school-focused pedestrian safety recommendations
Summary
The county work group chaired by Councilmember Wanika Fisher voted to adopt an 18-item package of school pedestrian safety recommendations and will post the draft for public comment; key items include audit templates, crosswalk artwork pilots, a youth safety summit and a plan to allow municipal subcontracting for crossing guards.
A Prince George's County pedestrian-safety work group on Zoom voted to approve an 18-item package of recommendations aimed at improving safety around schools, Chair Wanika Fisher said. The package includes requiring pedestrian infrastructure at school construction, a unified walk-audit template, a bilingual pedestrian-education campaign and a youth transportation safety summit scheduled for April 2025.
"I think these recommendations are a great beginning for our county or great continuation in our journey," Chair Wanika Fisher said as the group moved to adopt the recommendations. The group agreed to consolidate wording on some items, remove an estimated-cost line pending public input and to circulate a full draft for a public-comment period after staff finalizes the document.
Why it matters: the package aims to coordinate PGCPS, county agencies and municipalities on short- and long-term interventions — from temporary traffic restrictions at pick-up to countywide audit templates — so that school-safety work is consistent across jurisdictions. Ariane, the staff facilitator, said the recommendations identify responsible levels of government (state, county, municipal, PGCPS) and range from short-term actions to medium- and long-term measures.
Next steps: staff will finalize a full document with acknowledgments and post the recommendations for public comment (the group agreed to a short public-comment period); the work group asked members to share the draft with PTO leaders and municipal partners. The motion carried on a roll-call vote with at least seven members recorded as voting "aye."
