The Washington city approved a resolution aimed at improving pedestrian safety.
Spokane, Washington Mayor Lisa Brown signed a new ‘Safe Streets Now!’ resolution that will task the city with improving pedestrian facilities with ‘adaptive design strategies,’ reports Tim Clouser. “Examples of adaptive design strategies include delineators, curb bump-outs, wheel stops, candlestick cones, speed cushions and painted crosswalks.”
The resolution was introduced by City Councilmember Zack Zappone, who said, “Implementing these commonsense measures ensures that everyone can move safely and confidently through our shared spaces.”
According to Clouser, “The executive order also directs various departments to expand Spokane’s Automated Traffic Safety Camera program, the availability of street lighting and other traffic-calming measures, such as increased pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure, according to the release.”
Another piece of new legislation creates a Transportation Commission that will combine the city’s four transportation-related bodies to streamline transportation-related policy and projects.
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