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<h2 style="font-size: 200%;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h2>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">January 18, 2018</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 75px; font-size: 120%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Annette Triplett
<br />PedNet Coalition, Executive Director
<br />Vision Zero Education Team Lead
<br />573-999-9894
<br />pednet@pednet.org
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<br />Heather Cole
<br />City of Columbia, Assistant to the City Manager
<br />Vision Zero Program Manager
<br />573-874-6338
<br />heather.cole@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:200%;"><h3 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 170%;">Columbia Vision Zero team schedules town hall meetings</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - The City of Columbia will host six Vision Zero town hall meetings for citizens to learn about the initiative and give input. Vision Zero is a global initiative founded on the belief that death and injury on city streets are preventable. Key components of this data-driven and coordinated approach include engineering, education, enforcement, evaluation and encouragement. Successful results have been seen in New York City and Seattle.<br /><br />Friends, neighbors and loved ones have been impacted by traffic crashes in our community. In the last 10 years, an average of 62 people were killed or severely injured in traffic crashes each year. It doesn't have to be this way. Please join us in a conversation about making our streets safer for everyone through our Vision Zero Action Plan.<br /><br />The Vision Zero Education Team and City Council members invite community members to attend one of six ward-ba
sed Vision Zero town hall meetings. Attendees will learn more about Vision Zero and how it impacts transportation safety. Citizens will also be given an opportunity to give input on the current strategies. Join us in this movement to eliminate all traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030. Food will be provided as well as free childcare and firetrucks for the kids.<br /><br />Event details, including RSVP links, can be found on the Vision Zero website. RSVPs are appreciated, but not required.<br /><a href="http://www.comovisionzero.org/action/host-town-hall-meetings" target="_blank">http://www.comovisionzero.org/action/host-town-hall-meetings</a><br /><br />Dates for each ward are as follows:<br /><strong>1st Ward Town Hall with Clyde Ruffin</strong><br />When: Jan. 25, 2018 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.<br />Where: Columbia/Boone County Public Health & Human Services, Health Training Room 1, 1005 W. Worley St.<br /><br /><strong>2nd Ward Town Hall with Mike Trapp</str
ong><br />When: Jan. 29, 2018 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.<br />Where: Lange Middle School, Cafeteria, 2201 Smiley Lane<br /><br /><strong>3rd Ward Town Hall with Karl Skala</strong><br />When: Jan. 23, 2018 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.<br />Where: Blue Ridge Elementary, Cafeteria, 3700 Woodland Drive<br /><br /><strong>4th Ward Town Hall with Ian Thomas</strong><br />When: Jan. 22, 2018 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.<br />Where: Daniel Boone Regional Library, Friends Room, 100 W. Broadway<br /><br /><strong>5th Ward Town Hall with Matt Pitzer</strong><br />When: Jan. 31, 2018 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.<br />Where: Gentry Middle School, Cafeteria, 4200 Bethel St.<br /><br /><strong>6th Ward Town Hall with Betsy Peters</strong><br />When: Jan. 30, 2018 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.<br />Where: Shepard Elementary School, Cafeteria, 2616 Shepard Boulevard</div>
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