Summary
A former councilmember told Council that vehicle-pedestrian crashes rose 22% last year and injury crashes 40%, and urged a sidewalk on Maiden Lane — questioning whether the Transportation Department is reporting on the problem.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 11
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 22, 2026.
Impact analysis
Council approved a $3.48 million construction contract with $1.32 million in contributing funds for the South Main sidewalk project.
Pedestrians and cyclists if safety fixes follow.
Pedestrians face elevated crash risk today.
Mentions & discussions (11)
City Council — September 22, 2026
Over a dozen speakers demanded faster action on street safety after 2025 set a record for serious pedestrian crashes and a woman was critically injured in front of City Hall. Speakers pressed for the Division/Broadway bikeway, A2R2 road diets, and takeover of MDOT trunklines.
City Council — September 8, 2026
Residents challenged the city's crash dashboard, saying serious pedestrian and bike injuries are up even as overall crashes appear down. Councilmember Briggs acknowledged coding errors and promised a transportation commission presentation and a correction to Concentrate Media.
City Council — August 17, 2026
Resident Kathy Griswold says the city's 2025 serious and fatal pedestrian crash numbers are the worst in 15 years. She wants an independent engineering evaluation of city transportation operations, less DDA control over transportation decisions, and proactive enforcement of Chapter 40.
City Council — August 6, 2026
Former school board member Kathy Griswold urged more resources for crosswalk and road surface repairs after a scooter crash, criticizing deferred maintenance and under-reported pedestrian crashes.
City Council — July 6, 2026
Former councilmember Kathy Griswold accused the city of engineering an artificially low pedestrian crash rate and urged four safety measures; Councilmembers Briggs and Akmon defended the city's Vision Zero work and pointed residents to the public crash data dashboard.
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City Council — June 1, 2026
Resident Kathy Griswold urged proactive enforcement of pedestrian safety ordinances as pedestrian crashes sit at a ten-year high. A joint Sustainability-Transportation Commissions statement supporting sidewalk gap filling projects was also filed.
City Council — May 4, 2026
Former councilmember Kathy Griswold told Council fatal and serious-injury pedestrian crashes are at a ten-year high, and said staff charts counting property-damage-only crashes mask the trend.
City Council — April 6, 2026
The $3.48M South Main sidewalk contract was approved, but resident Kathy Griswold cited a 22% jump in pedestrian crash emergency calls and urged council to revive the A2 SafeTransport committee with $3-5 million in the budget for school walk zone safety.
City Council — February 19, 2026
A former councilmember told Council that vehicle-pedestrian crashes rose 22% last year and injury crashes 40%, and urged a sidewalk on Maiden Lane — questioning whether the Transportation Department is reporting on the problem.
City Council — January 5, 2026
Speakers said the city has made no progress on Vision Zero and urged hiring a transportation operations manager, improving crosswalks and lighting, and exploring congestion pricing.
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