D.C. to invest $10M to address roadway safety concerns

May 17, 2021

District will reallocate $5 million to rapidly deploy safety improvements for pedestrians and cyclists 

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) recently announced that the District is investing $10 million to address pressing safety concerns at intersections and on roads across D.C.

“We are very troubled by the significant increase in fatalities that we’ve experienced on our roadways in 2021, and we know that too many of the deaths on our roads are due to drivers recklessly speeding through our streets,” Mayor Bowser said in a statement. “We need drivers to slow down—not just because they’re avoiding a ticket, but so they don’t kill people on our streets and sidewalks. The investments we’re making today are intended to slow drivers down and protect pedestrians, cyclists, and everyone moving around D.C.”

This summer, as part of a Vision Zero Summer Safety Campaign, DDOT will reallocate $5 million to rapidly deploy safety improvements for pedestrians and cyclists at dozens of locations across the District. As part of the Vision Zero Summer Safety Campaign, DDOT will install driver feedback signs alerting drivers when they are traveling too fast, rectangular rapid flashing beacons to enhance visibility for pedestrians crossing a street, and additional automated enforcement cameras.

The investment will also fund the installation of curb extensions, medians, and other enhancements to reduce aggressive speeding. These improvements further work that DDOT has already studied in some of the District’s most challenging corridors and intersections and created solutions based on the unique conditions experienced by individual neighborhoods.

Additionally, Mayor Bowser is investing more than $5 million in the FY 2022 budget for upgrades to equipment and technology that support the District’s automated traffic enforcement program. The mayor also announced that in order to encourage more people to use public transportation and get more cars off the road, the DC Circulator will remain free in FY 2022.

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SOURCE: District Department of Transportation

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