[Press Release] : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mayor appoints Pedestrian Safety Task Force members (revised)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Ian Thomas
Ward 4 Council Member
(573) 239-7916

Clyde Ruffin
Ward 1 Council Member
(573) 268-4783

Mayor appoints Pedestrian Safety Task Force members (revised)

COLUMBIA, MO (June 3, 2015) - At Monday's City Council meeting, Mayor Bob McDavid appointed 15 people to a new task force aimed at reducing collisions between vehicles and pedestrians. 

Co-Chaired by Ward 1 City Council Member Clyde Ruffin and Ward 4 City Council Member Ian Thomas, the panel includes: James Beattie, Marin Blevins, Nate Brown, Tec Chapman, Syed Ejaz, Katie Essing, Steven Hanson, Leeann Johnson, Kyle Riley, Rachel Ruhlen, Frank Schmidt, Lawrence Simonson, Michael Szewczyk, John White and Dawn Zeterburg (see affiliations after end of story).

Establishing the task force coincides with the co-chairs' concerns about Columbia's unusual number of fatalities and injuries involving vehicles and pedestrians over the last year and with Mayor McDavid's participation in the national "Mayor's Challenge for Safer People, Safer Streets."

Task force members are charged with analyzing the problem, educating the community, looking at law enforcement strategies and considering engineering solutions. They have until May 16, 2016, to report their findings and recommendations to the City Council. 

 

James Beattie -- Senior Highway Designer, Missouri Department of Transportation

Marin Blevins -- Parks and Recreation Commission, City of Columbia

Nate Brown -- Public Relations Manager, Reynolds Journalism Institute  (neighborhood representative)

Tec Chapman -- Executive Director, Services for Independent Living

Syed Ejaz -- Missouri Students Association (will serve this summer; Amy Wasowicz expected to serve after that)

Katie Essing -- Executive Director, Downtown Community Improvement District

Steven Hanson -- Public Transit Advisory Commission, City of Columbia

Leeann Johnson -- Trauma Program Manager, University Health Care (injury prevention)

Kyle Riley -- Mental Health Advocate, Phoenix Programs

Rachel Ruhlen -- Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Commission, City of Columbia

Frank Schmidt -- Professor of Biochemistry, University of Missouri

Lawrence Simonson -- Assistant Director, PedNet Coalition

Michael Szewczyk -- Emergency Physician, Boone Hospital Medical Park (health care professional)

John White -- Coordinator of Security, Columbia Public Schools

Dawn Zeterburg -- Disabilities Commission, City of Columbia



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