If upping traffic safety was a resolution for the new year, then city officials are off to a good start. Vice Mayor Dan Wu announced the creation of the Shared Travel Requires Engineering, Education & Enforcement of Traffic Safety Task Force (STREEET).
Tasked with preventing traffic accidents, pedestrian injury, and property damage, STREEET will focus primarily on short-term solutions, while supporting the Complete Streets policy.
The taskforce will be co-chaired by Councilmembers Liz Sheehan and Dave Sevigny + made up of community partners, LFUCG staff, and fellow council members. Local transportation advocate Alice Hilton will serve as a community representative, and said that people are eager to “create safer streets” that “support healthy, thriving communities.”
Vice Mayor Wu added that STREEET’s solutions for reducing traffic collisions + dangerous driving would come from three key areas:
- Engineering
- Education
- Enforcement
Want to stay informed? Keep an eye out for upcoming meetings, in the coming weeks.
