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Gardner City panel proposes zero traffic deaths by 2050, interim 50% cut by 2035
Summary
EZAC members reviewed a draft safety-policy goal to reach zero fatalities and serious injuries by 2050 with a 50% interim reduction by 2035 and agreed to present the proposal to the mayor and city council for consideration.
Bill, the presenter, told members the draft Vision Zero–style goal for Gardner City is ambitious but measurable: "let's shoot for 0 in the city of fatals and serious injuries by 2050, but at least have an interim goal so that we can be measuring and seeing how the city's doing with a 50% reduction in the fatal and serious injury crashes by 2035." He said staff plan to brief the mayor and city council in September.
Supporters on the advisory committee said aligning with regional practices could help; others urged the city to set a locally tailored interim target. Lisa provided local context, saying Gardner's most recent five-year totals (2021–2025) were "12 fatalities, 35 serious injuries. So that's 47," which committee members said framed the scale of the challenge and the interim target.
