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Understanding the City of Greenville’s Traffic Safety Action Plan

The City of Greenville’s Traffic Safety Action Plan highlights seven strategies for making roadways in our city safer.

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The hope is to eliminate traffic fatalities on Greenville roads.

Photo by the City of Greenville

The City of Greenville found that Laurens Road and North Pleasantburg Drive have the highest number of injuries and fatal crashes. That’s something leaders hope to change.

City engineers created a traffic safety action plan and provided an update to City Council on Monday, Oct. 28. Engineers highlighted seven strategies to improve Greenville’s roadways for drivers, cyclists, pedestrians, and passengers:

  • Adopt a high-injury network highlighting key corridors in need of safety investments
  • Slow speeds on neighborhood streets and near schools
  • Manage roadway access points and driveways
  • Create safe crossings and spaces for pedestrians
  • Develop a network of buffered bicycle facilities
  • Evaluate and improve bus stop locations to protect riders
  • Use technology to improve safety on roadways (think: pedestrian beacons + signal timing)

According to the Greenville Journal, this plan has already helped Greenville receive $2.08 million in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which will be used for “quick-build” improvement projects on those key corridors like Laurens and North Pleasantburg.

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