MEDIA ADVISORY
PRESS CONFERENCE: Fix the Fatal 15 – Circulate and Victims of Traffic Violence Call on the City of San Diego to Repair San Diego’s Most Dangerous Intersections
Contact: Will Moore, Policy Counsel, Circulate San Diego - 858-210-7999 | [email protected]
When: Monday, May 13, 2024 at 8:00 a.m.
Where: The Intersection of Rosecrans St and Moore St, near the Midway neighborhood of San Diego.
Who:
- Will Moore, Policy Counsel, Circulate San Diego
- Katie Gordon, Families for Safe Streets San Diego
What: Fix the Fatal 15 – Circulate and its vision zero allies call on the City of San Diego to Repair San Diego’s Most Dangerous Intersections.
Our community's most vulnerable road users are in crisis. On average, nearly 50 pedestrians and cyclists lose their lives in traffic crashes within the city each year. San Diego committed to Vision Zero in 2015, but pedestrian deaths have not changed substantially, remaining stubbornly high.
Circulate and its allies have called upon the City of San Diego to include in the FY 25 Budget cost-effective improvements to make the 15 most deadly intersections in the City safer. These include:
- Stripes – Paint ladder or zebra stripes across the crosswalk for increased visibility
- Signal – Install a countdown signal
- Sound – Make sure the signal has audible prompts to let people know when it is safe to cross
These repairs and improvements are modest in cost, but will provide a high return in lives saved. The City of San Diego will spend large sums of money on transportation in this coming budget, and we are merely asking that a reasonable share of that spending be dedicated to do the most good and to save the most lives.
Visuals: One of the Fatal Fifteen intersections, in need of repair; family members of victims of traffic violence; Map of Fatal 15 intersections; Circulate Policy Counsel Will Moore; Katie Gordon of Families for Safe Streets San Diego; and Vision Zero advocates.
About Circulate San Diego
Circulate San Diego is a regional nonprofit think tank dedicated to advancing mobility and making the region a better place to move, work, learn and play. Our work focuses on creating great mobility choices, more walkable and bikeable neighborhoods, and land uses that promote sustainable growth. For more information, go to www.circulatesd.org.
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A copy of our letter to Mayor Gloria specifying the budget asks is here.
A pdf copy of this Media Advisory is here.
