Complete Streets and Pedestrian Safety Funding
Summary
Council formally asked the administration to move forward with Comprehensive Plan changes related to speed management — a step toward slower, safer streets citywide.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 1
Last discussed Sep 3, 2026.
Impact analysis
Funding roughly doubled to about $1.5 million, but no general fund dollars are currently allocated.
Pedestrians, cyclists, and neighborhoods dealing with speeding traffic.
Residents continue to face dangerous corridors; a pedestrian was recently killed on MLK South in a crosswalk.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council - Sep 3, 2026
Dozens of speakers urged more funding for safe streets, citing deaths on MLK Street South and 31st Street South. Staff said complete streets funding nearly doubled to $1.5M and MLK South crosswalk projects will be completed, but critics say general fund dollars are still $0.
City Council - May 21, 2026
Council formally asked the administration to move forward with Comprehensive Plan changes related to speed management — a step toward slower, safer streets citywide.
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