Transportation
BY ISABELLA ZEFF
Richardson plan aims to reduce roadway deaths, injuries
Richardson is working to reduce roadway deaths and serious injuries, according to a presentation on the Safer Streets Richardson plan at the Feb. 16 City Council meeting. Mobility program manager Daniel Herrig presented an update on the safety action plan, including high-crash locations that city staff identified as places to improve safety. Some context The Safer Streets Richardson plan is a safety action plan funded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program. It focuses on reducing transporta- tion-related fatalities and serious injuries through data-driven and collaborative methods. Richardson is one of a few cities in the metro- plex, including McKinney and Frisco, that are currently developing a plan like this. Herrig said Richardson’s goal is to reduce roadway deaths and serious injuries by 50% by 2050.
Herrig said the project is finishing up its first phase, which was composed of public engage- ment, collaboration with stakeholders and safety analysis. The details The city conducted a community survey from Aug. 1-Oct. 15, and Herrig said common themes in the responses included speeding and reckless driving, stop sign and red-light violations and pedestrian and cyclist safety. Staff used police crash report data to analyze crash locations and contributing factors in order to identify high-injury locations and prioritize mitigation projects. From 2020-2024, there were 6,292 total crashes in Richardson, 195 of which were fatal or serious injury crashes. The analysis also found that crashes were more likely to cause fatality or serious injury for pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists than for drivers.
Richardson crashes by road user, 2020-2024
Minor injury
Fatal or serious injury
Total crashes
6,097
195 (3.1%)
Cars
5,909
133 (2.2%)
Pedestrians
70
27 (27.84%)
Motorcycles
Note: The main lanes of freeways on US 75 and President George Bush Tollway were omitted from the analysis.
65
20 (23.53%)
Bicycles
53
15 (22.06%)
SOURCE: CITY OF RICHARDSON/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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