Phoenix Council Meeting to Discuss Rise in Traffic Deaths On Phoenix Streets

On Tuesday, the Phoenix City Council will meet in a policy session to discuss a rise in traffic fatalities on city streets.

The Phoenix Street Transportation Department will report on unofficial data from the city that finds a nearly 25% increase in deadly crashes in just one year. Approximately 232 people have died in 2021. Of those fatalities, nearly 100 of those were pedestrians, which is a 40% increase from last year.

The top three problem intersections in Phoenix are:

• 75^th Avenue and Indian School Road
• 19^th Avenue and Southern Avenue
• 16^th Street and Camelback Road

The meeting is set for today, Tuesday, January 25^th at 2:30 p.m. To watch the meeting live, click here.

The agenda is available: click here.

If you would like to register to speak at the meeting, participants must complete the registration process at least once hour in advance by clicking here.