Dallas’ deadliest pedestrian corridors will get millions to improve safety

The city of Dallas and partner agency Dallas Area Rapid Transit will dedicate $11.5 million to boosting pedestrian safety on some of the city’s most dangerous roadways.
Dallas and DART have been awarded $9.24 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of its Safe Streets and Roads for All program. The partners will contribute more than $2 million in matching funds for the initiative, which will create up to 15 pedestrian safety zones along with five high-injury network corridors:
Roads on the high-injury network account for the highest percentage of crash-related deaths and serious injuries.
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The city hasn’t yet determined specific locations within the corridors where safe zones will be installed, a city spokesperson confirmed, but it could include a mix of different interventions aimed at making it safer for pedestrians to cross traffic. Those could include:
The plan is expected to move the city closer to its Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic deaths and reducing serious injuries by half by 2030.
Dallas and DART officials will hold public meetings to gather community input on needed safety interventions. The city will have five years to implement the grant, including all planning, design and construction.