Lakeland commissioners are considering a series of quick, high-impact actions to reduce the city’s high traffic fatality rate. But residents may not like some of them.
The proposals, which were presented to the commission on Friday, include:
- Installing speed detection cameras in school zones to cite anyone going more than 10 miles over the limit.
- Adding eight more red light cameras at intersections with lots of angle crashes.
- Reducing speed limits in neighborhoods, perhaps mimicking Jacksonville’s “20 is plenty” program.
- Installing more lights at crosswalks and intersections, particularly where pedestrians tend to be after dark.
The recommendations were part of a general Vision Zero Action Plan the commission is expected to approve at its meeting on Monday. The cameras and speed limit changes would require separate votes, possibly within the next few months.
Why it matters: Lakeland has an average of 14 vehicle crashes each day. Last year, there were 4,801 crashes within the city limits resulting in 84 serious injuries and 19 deaths…