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:
- 75th Avenue and Indian School Road
- 19th Avenue and Southern Avenue
- 16th Street and Camelback Road
The meeting is set for today, Tuesday, January 25th 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.
