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SAFE STREETS DESIGN AND PUBLIC HEALTH <br />Research shows that narrower roads and lanes widths can have a positive impact on a street's safety without impacting traffic operations. <br />According to NACTO, "The width allocated to lanes for motorists, buses, trucks, bikes and parked cars is a sensitive and crucial aspect of street <br />design. Lane widths should be considered within the assemblage of a given street delineating space to serve all needs, including travel lanes, <br />safety islands, bike lanes and sidewalks." <br />A- <br />o Prioritize safety within the transportation network as more vulnerable road users are <br />encouraged to be on the road. <br />- <br />o Reduce injury and fatality rates from vehicle -pedestrian and vehicle -bicycle crashes. 01 <br />- A <br />o Emphasize and implement engineering and design <br />guidelines that support lower design speeds and promote <br />safer street design. <br />o Use evaluation, education, and enforcement to reduce <br />speeds on area roadways. <br />o Commit to the Vision Zero goal of zero traffic deaths and <br />severe injuries. <br />o Establish a Vision Zero Task Force to develop a Vision Zero <br />Action Plan. <br />o Adopt a Vision Zero Action Plan by 2023. <br />