Last month the City of San Jose DOT began a year-long installation program to replace and upgrade the security measures of their traffic signal and ITS cabinets.
New York City combats traffic violence and deaths with bike lane hardening, pedestrian walkways and bus lane designation, as well as restructuring the on-street parking systems.
The California Office of Traffic Safety awarded the San Diego Sheriff's Department a $440,000 state grant to improve traffic safety in the city. The grant will fund increased patrols targeting impaired drivers and traffic violations.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced the launch of this year’s Stop. Trains Can’t. public education campaign, which will run through November 8. This national $6.6 million safety campaign will run on radio, digital, and social media, educating drivers not to gamble with their lives at rail grade crossings. The campaign will also target high-risk highway-railway crossings in Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, Indiana, Tennessee, and Texas.