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Dallas City Council briefed on Vision Zero
A three-hour discussion at Dallas City Hall focused on reducing traffic deaths and injuries. The discussion was prompted by questions about the lack of progress on the city’s ‘Vision Zero’ road safety strategy, which the council embraced over four years ago. NBC 5’s Senior investigative reporter, Scott Friedman, has the latest from city hall.
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Dallas City Council holds briefing for Vision Zero plan
Dallas City Council members are seeking ways to reduce traffic deaths and injuries, prompted by concerns raised in an NBC 5 investigation about the city’s Vision Zero road safety strategy. NBC 5’s Senior Investigative reporter Scott Friedman has more.
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Dallas City Council questions how to accelerate road safety plan
Dallas city council members pressed the city’s transportation director and police officials for answers Wednesday, about how the city can reduce traffic deaths and injuries.
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DART considers relocating bus stops
DART is re-evaluating bus stop locations after an NBC 5 investigation found areas with safety concerns for pedestrians accessing the stops. The transit agency’s CEO mentioned they are addressing more of these locations, including spots where pedestrians are at high risk. Senior Investigative reporter Scott Friedman has more.
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DART considers moving bus stops to areas safer for pedestrians
DART is reexamining the locations of some bus stops after a series of reports by NBC 5 Investigates highlighted locations where a lack of nearby crosswalks or sidewalks makes it more dangerous to cross the street.
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Dallas residents hear city's plan to address traffic dangers on Ferguson Road
East Dallas residents turned out at a meeting Thursday night to express concerns about safety on Ferguson Rd., including speeding, right light running and a lack of pedestrian safety.
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Dallas residents hear plan to address speeding, red light running along dangerous road
Dallas city officials got an earful Thursday night from people who live along Ferguson Rd. It happened at a meeting, where the city unveiled plans to address traffic dangers in that location. NBC 5 Senior Investigative Reporter Scott Friedman has more from that meeting.
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Dallas resident concerned about city's response time to dangerous road complaints.
Dallas residents worried about dangerous roads are filing complaints with the city’s transportation department, but according to records obtained by NBC 5 Investigates many of those concerns are not being addressed in the time required by the city’s own rules leaving them wondering what, if anything, will be done.
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Dallas Dept. of Transportation misses deadlines for responding to road complaints thousands of times
Dallas residents worried about dangerous roads are filing complaints with the city’s transportation department, but according to records obtained by NBC 5 Investigates those concerns are not being addressed in the time required by the city’s own rules.
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Residents plead for protection from dangerous drivers along NW Highway
Cars traveling so fast on a Dallas street that they are threatening people inside their own homes along Northwest Highway. Some who live along Northwest Hwy say the city and TxDOT won’t help them slow the traffic. Senior investigative reporter Scott Friedman went looking for answers.
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‘It could have killed someone' Dallas residents beg for protection from dangerous drivers on NW Hwy
Some residents along Northwest Highway are pleading with the city of Dallas and TxDOT to do more to slow drivers outside of their neighborhood after several crashes damaged property and showered homes with debris.
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Dallas ‘Vision Zero' road safety progress questioned at city council briefing
Council members requested the briefing after an NBC 5 Investigation revealed documents suggesting a lack of progress on key steps toward reducing traffic deaths and injuries in the city.
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Dallas city leaders look at progress of road safety plan
Dallas City Council held a committee briefing on the “Vision Zero” road safety plan. The plan has made little progress in reducing traffic deaths and injuries. NBC 5 Investigations obtained documents that prompted council members to request the briefing. Senior Investigative reporter Scott Friedman has the details.
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Dallas City Council briefing looks into process of road safety plan
The Dallas City Council committee held a briefing on the city’s “Vision Zero” road safety plan. Council members requested the briefing following an NBC 5 investigation that revealed documents indicating a lack of progress on crucial steps toward reducing traffic deaths and injuries in the city. NBC 5 Senior Investigative Reporter Scott Friedman has more.
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State senator pledges action after NBC 5 investigation highlights deaths on Loop 12
Prominent State Sen. Royce West said he plans to hold community meetings to address the Loop 12 traffic danger zone exposed in an NBC 5 investigation.
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State Senator Royce West plans for action to address traffic danger zone
A prominent Texas state senator says he plans to hold meetings to address a traffic danger zone highlighted in an NBC 5 investigation. We told you about a stretch of Loop 12 in Southern Dallas where drivers have struck and killed five pedestrians — in just 11 months.
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5 people killed in Dallas car crashes on Loop 12 within a year
The family of a woman killed trying to cross one of Dallas’ most dangerous streets is calling on the city and TxDOT to take action. In our Driven to Death series, Senior Investigative Reporter Scott Friedman asked what can be done about one stretch where five pedestrians died in less than a year.
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Five pedestrians killed in 11 months on less than a mile of Loop 12, prompting calls for change
After more than a dozen stretches of Loop 12 were pegged as being among the worst locations for traffic fatalities and serious injuries in the city of Dallas, a man whose sister was killed crossing that same roadway is calling on leaders to take action to save lives.
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Will the City of Dallas implement safety improvements on busy road?
Residents of an East Dallas community say they support a proposal to redesign traffic lanes that would force drivers to slow down while driving through their neighborhood, but will the city make any of the recommended changes? Senior investigative reporter Scott Friedman has more.
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Draft traffic study suggests major changes to slow speedy drivers on Ferguson Road in far East Dallas
Residents of an East Dallas community say they support a proposal to redesign traffic lanes that would force drivers to slow down while driving through their neighborhood, but will the city make any of the recommended changes?