Focusing on road safety in Goodyear, AZ
Overview
Throughout the United States and Arizona, traffic fatalities have been trending up over the last decade, including pedestrian and bicycle crash fatalities.
To improve safety for all roadway users (drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, people who use scooters, mobility devices, etc.), the City of Goodyear is developing a Safety Action Plan that will have a lasting change on safety culture in these communities.
A Safety Action Plan is the foundation of the US Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program and is comprised of multiple components, including an official public commitment, a data-driven safety analysis, public engagement and collaboration, equity considerations, policy/process changes, and strategy and project selection. A Safety Action Plan is required to apply for funding through an SS4A Implementation Grant for a specific project.
Ultimately, the plan will result in a series of transportation improvement transportation projects that MAG, and/or cities within its jurisdiction, can submit to the United States Department of Transportation to gain funding for implementation.
Goodyear Safe Streets for All (SS4A)
Project Update Fall 2025
In summer 2025, the City of Goodyear began studying serious and fatal crashes in the city to identify why these crashes were happening and what could be done to reduce them.
Through the course of this project, the City of Goodyear will develop a high-injury network and hot-spot maps identifying where these crashes occurred most frequently. The team will also look to see where education and enforcement could be used to improve driver behavior. In addition to the data analysis, the community will be asked to share their concerns and areas for improvement. The team will post what is learned and the input received on what people encounter while traveling, and what strategies they would recommend to improve safety. Their insight will be combined with the data and illuminate the need for strategies focused on speed management, traffic calming, adding or improving pedestrian and bike facilities, changing traffic signal timing, improving lighting, and adding center medians.
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