During a recent government meeting, community members voiced urgent concerns regarding pedestrian safety and traffic management in their neighborhoods. The discussions highlighted a pressing need for improved infrastructure, particularly around school zones and bus stops, where inadequate crosswalks and visibility pose significant risks to children and pedestrians.

One resident emphasized the necessity of establishing a feedback loop for ongoing safety assessments, pointing out that current conditions, such as poorly cleared vegetation near crosswalks, hinder safe passage for students. The resident criticized the city's slow response to requests for crosswalk installations, particularly near a recently relocated bus stop, calling for more agile action rather than waiting for the next five-year planning cycle.

Another participant, Adam Duskevich, raised alarms about frequent traffic violations, including failures to stop at stop signs and red lights, which he noted are not merely issues of visibility but rather disregard for traffic laws. He urged the city to focus on these dangerous behaviors, which could lead to serious accidents, and expressed disappointment in the Vision Zero progress report for downplaying the importance of engineering solutions in favor of enforcement and education.

Further contributions from residents included critiques of the city’s approach to road safety, with calls for structural changes to road designs that would inherently slow down traffic and protect vulnerable road users. Suggestions included implementing sidewalk-level intersections and reducing corner radii to enhance pedestrian safety.

Overall, the meeting underscored a collective demand for immediate action to address safety concerns, with community members advocating for a more proactive and engineering-focused approach to traffic management and urban planning.