Charlotte spent millions, but traffic deaths, injuries aren’t going down, new audit finds (Charlotte Observer)
Charlotte isn’t doing enough to eliminate deadly accidents on the city’s roads, a new internal audit found.
The audit, which examines the city’s Vision Zero program, calls for change within the Charlotte Department of Transportation and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department in order to meet the city’s goals. The city’s internal audit department posted the review last week.
Sustain Charlotte, a nonprofit advocating for sustainable growth and transportation, was “thrilled” CDOT and CMPD agreed to implement the audit’s recommendations, executive director Shannon Binns said in a statement.
Binns said the group “strongly supports” the audit’s recommendations and would also like to see more investment in CDOT projects, including narrowing travel lanes, reducing the number of lanes and adding separated bike lanes.