2025–26 · City-wide
Enforcement against texting drivers and crosswalk violations
Resident asks for more resources for street safety, such as tracking technology and substantial fines for drivers who text or fail to stop at crosswalks, to protect seniors and children.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Allocate more resources to help make our streets safer - as an example introduce tracking technology and substantive fines for drivers who are texting while driving and for those not stopping at crosswalks.
Who it helps and why
The safety of our neighborhood roads is for everybody, particularly for our most vulnerable, including seniors and children.
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- July 7, 2025
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Public Safety
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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