Sacramento City Council discuss state of emergency proposal for deadly crashes involving pedestrians
Traffic safety advocates say the growing number of people being killed in crashes on Sacramento streets is a public health crisis. On Tuesday, a committee of Sacramento city leaders unanimously approved declaring a state of emergency to help make immediate changes.
'We are one of the most unsafe cities': Sacramento city leaders pass proposal to declare state of emergency over traffic deaths
On Tuesday, a committee of city leaders unanimously voted for city staff to start working on a report to present to the council.
Sacramento officials move closer to emergency declaration over cyclist and pedestrian safety
Sacramento’s Law and Legislation Committee will discuss a proposed state of emergency over pedestrian and cyclist safety Tuesday, six days after the 31st traffic death on city streets in 2024.
Sacramento city leaders take step to declare emergency over traffic deaths
A proposal to declare a state of emergency over pedestrian and cyclist deaths in Sacramento is moving forward.
Sacramento city leaders approve proposal to declare state of emergency over traffic deaths
On Tuesday, a committee of city leaders unanimously voted for city staff to start working on a report to present to the council.
After another pedestrian dies, Sacramento road safety emergency resolution clears hurdle
In 2017, Sacramento leaders made a “Vision Zero” promise to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2027. While the Department of Public Works has executed some safety-enhancing projects, the death toll has continued to rise, and city officials are on track to fail to fulfill that 10-year commitment.
Sacramento councilmember proposes state of emergency over pedestrian safety
Councilmember Caity Maple proposed that the city of Sacramento declare a state of emergency for pedestrian safety after an uptick in injuries and deaths.
Sacramento committee votes to declare state of emergencyfor deadly crashes involving pedestrians
The full Sacramento City Council will now have to review the vote and pass it at a future meeting for it to go into effect.
Emergency declaration for pedestrian deaths clears hurdle in Sacramento
An emergency declaration in response to the number of pedestrian and bicyclist deaths on Sacramento streets cleared another hurdle and is being prepped for City Council. The city's Law and Legislation Committee voted to move the proposed emergency declaration forward Tuesday.
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