Berkeley Fire 'street trauma prevention' position closer to reality Can a city both increase bike and pedestrian safety and keep emergency response times down? Berkeley will mull hiring someone to do just that.

City of Berkeley proposed program manager for trauma prevention to collaborate on street designs to reduce # of crashes that require first responders. www.berkeleyside.org/2024/05/08/b... #CompleteStreets #transportation #infrastructure #VisionZero #Emergency #fire #ambulance #RoadDiet #RoadBuffet

Emergency Responder Collisions: The Unknown Epidemic - FAMA The Fire Apparatus Manufacturers’ Association’s (FAMA) core mission is to protect and advance the interests of the fire and emergency services community,

Emergency Responder Collisions: The Unknown Epidemic. Motor vehicle crashes = 2nd leading cause of death for on-duty firefighters. www.fama.org/forum_articl... #CompleteStreets #transportation #infrastructure #VisionZero #Emergency #fire #ambulance #RoadDiet #RoadBuffet

City of Bellevue, 2019, Residential Traffic Guidebook. bellevuewa.gov/sites/defaul...
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Impact of 4-to-3 lane conversions on emergency response 2024. "No difference in emergency response rates from before to after road diet implementation." doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... #RoadSafety #CompleteStreets #transportation #infrastructure #VisionZero #Emergency #fire #ambulance #RoadDiet #RoadBuffet

Road Diet Myth Busters - Safety | Federal Highway Administration

FHWA, Road Diet Myth Busters safety.fhwa.dot.gov/road_diets/r....
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50 kid #biketrain. Would every day be #biketoschoolday if they didn’t require a police escort? Maybe #HoodRiver, pop. 7k, needs a #roadbuffet on 12th, repurposing 1 of 2 car travel lanes into a protected bike lane? @OregonDOT @tooledesign @SafeRoutesPNW