As part of the Vision Zero initiative, traffic fatalities in Seattle decreased by 26% in part due to reduced neighborhood speeds of 25 and 20 miles per hour. New York saw a 39% decrease.
A recent memo to Dallas City Council members explores the possibility of reducing the speed limits from 30 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour in neighborhoods.The memo says the change could significantly reduce the number of people killed or severely injured on Dallas roadways.In the past decade, more than 1,000 people have died in crashes on Dallas neighborhood streets. Now, Dallas leaders say even just a five-mile-per-hour reduction could save lives.
Dallas City Councilman Chad West is a proponent of Vision Zero but was disappointed to hear that full implementation could cost a lofty $3 billion."It's the first time we've seen staff's estimation of a budget that it would take to get this done," he said.But West says the neighborhood speed limit portion of the plan could be an affordable option to start with.
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