Everett unveils draft of Vision Zero plan
EVERETT — On Wednesday, public works staff presented the draft version of a comprehensive traffic safety plan intended to end fatal crashes in the city of Everett.
The Vision Zero Everett initiative hopes to eliminate fatal and serious injury crashes on Everett roads by 2050. To do so, city staff is adopting a “safe systems approach,” which focuses on safer road design, lower speed limits, safer road infrastructure and improved post-crash care.
Between 2019 and 2024, 62 people were killed in vehicle crashes in Everett. About half of the people killed by crashes were pedestrians or cyclists, the draft plan reads.
A big focus of the plan is improving pedestrian safety, city traffic engineer Corey Hert said Wednesday. Through the plan, the city hopes to adopt a pedestrian hierarchy, which prioritizes pedestrian safety when designing streets and urban spaces, he said.
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