Join us for our final public meeting on Thursday, November 21st from 6-7:30pm at the Madison Heights Active Adult Center.
Southeast Oakland County is working together on a plan to reduce and eliminate traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries on our streets.
Ferndale
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Pleasant Ridge
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Hazel Park
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Oak Park
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Madison Heights
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Huntington Woods
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Berkley
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Ferndale ~ Pleasant Ridge ~ Hazel Park ~ Oak Park ~ Madison Heights ~ Huntington Woods ~ Berkley ~
In 2023 the cities of Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge, Hazel Park, Oak Park, Madison Heights, Huntington Woods, and Berkely were awarded grant funding to develop a Safety Action Plan.
What does this project mean for you? This is an opportunity to design streets that will better serve your community!
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The first two meetings on May 8th and July 17th were well-attended and hosted many lively discussions!
Join us for the final public meeting on Thursday, November 21st from 6-7:30pm at the Madison Heights Active Adult Center. -
The seven communities are working with Toole Design and OHM Advisors to realize a Safety Action Plan.
Project Area
Traffic fatalities are a public health crisis affecting all road users, and it demands a concerted response. Each year, over a million lives are lost globally from traffic crashes. In 2023, there were 1,040 traffic fatalities in Michigan. The project area includes the outlined communities as highlighted below:
Throughout the United States and Michigan, traffic fatalities have been trending up over the last decade, including pedestrian and bicycle crash fatalities. Below are graphs showing national, statewide, and regional traffic injury and fatality trends from the past three years.
The Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Project
Traffic Fatalities In The United States
Traffic fatalities are a public health crisis affecting all road users.
1.3M
lives lost globally each year from traffic crashes
42,795
lives lost on US roads in 2022
19%
increase in pedestrians struck and killed between 2019 and 2022
Crashes in the Southeast Oakland County Study Area, 2019-2023
26,835
crashes
43
fatal crashes
298
serious injury crashes
Traffic Crashes In Southeast Oakland County, 2019-2023
All Crashes
Serious Injury Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Crashes in the Southeast Oakland County Study Area, 2019-2023
Bicycle Crashes by Severity
Motorcycle Crashes by Severity
Pedestrian Crashes by Severity
Vehicle Crashes by Severity
Project Timeline
Share Your Thoughts
The project team will be meeting with the community throughout the life of the project. We anticipate holding three public engagement events and we hope to connect with you!
If you anticipate challenges with attending the public engagement events in-person, but would still like to share your feedback with the consultant team, please submit a comment!