Consultant outlines nine‑month Vision Zero safety action plan after village requests community input

A consultant for the village presented a data‑driven safety action plan on June 9 that aims to reduce serious injuries and fatalities on village streets to zero.

The plan: Ravi Vijay Sundra (Kimley‑Horn / Kimlon & Associates) described a nine‑month effort to map crashes (2021–2025), identify a high‑injury network, prioritize locations for intervention, and pursue federal competitive funding for implementation. The consultant said the village recorded about 219 crashes in the 2021–2025 window, including one fatal crash in 2024 and two serious‑injury crashes.

Community engagement: The project includes an online survey (open through July 15 at the time of the meeting) and a public workshop on June 27. Staff will present a draft plan to the commission in December or January and ask the commission to adopt the safety action plan by resolution.

Technical approach: The consultant explained high‑injury network mapping, night‑time crash analyses, and strategies focused on vulnerable users (pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists). He also flagged systemic, low‑cost countermeasures, roadway context sensitivity, and partnership needs with Miami‑Dade County and FDOT for capital implementation.

Attributions: Presentation and data points (219 crashes; one fatality in 2024) come from the consultant''s June 9 briefing and were described to the commission by Ravi Vijay Sundra.

Ending: Commission members encouraged broad outreach to maximize survey participation, asked staff to ensure a clickable link and multiple outreach methods, and agreed to additional public engagement before the draft plan return to the commission.