Envision Shakopee

4A Incorporate Vision Zero principles

4 DEVELOP A SAFETY PLAN

» Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all (visionzeronetwork.org) » Shift away from traditional traffic safety approaches and reframe serious and fatal traffic injuries as preventable » Reduce the impact of collisions » Adopt a safe system approach: - speed - separation » Use data-driven decision-making » Acknowledge road safety as a public health issue 4B Consider a range of multimodal strategies » Identify high-injury, unsafe roadways and prioritize potential safety improvements » Explore opportunities for road diets » Seek out opportunities to convert excess pavement into storm water management/green street retrofits » Develop roadway crossing priority areas 4C Develop traffic calming priority network » Shakopee has several tools at their disposal to reduce travel speeds. These include: » Trees, medians/boulevards, curb extensions (aka bump- outs), reduced roadway widths (e.G. Lane widths, number of lanes, curb reaction), on-street parking, site design, street furniture, and public art

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