NEW ORLEANS, LA — Today, the New Orleans City Council passed Resolution R-26-137, endorsing the City’s Safe Streets for All Safety Action Plan, a comprehensive strategy to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries citywide.

The plan, approved following a presentation to the Transportation and Airport Committee, identifies high-risk corridors and prioritizes safety improvements, including better lighting, visible crosswalks, protected intersections, and traffic-calming measures to protect pedestrians and cyclists.

“We’ve seen a troubling number of pedestrian fatalities across our city, including a cyclist killed while crossing an intersection in Tremé on Sunday,” said District D Councilmember Eugene Green. “These tragedies are preventable. This plan gives us a clear path to make our streets safer for everyone. This is the beginning of a discussion on what is needed to make our city streets safer for drivers, bikers, and pedestrians.”

The plan sets a goal of reducing traffic deaths by 50 percent by 2031 and eliminating them by 2041. “Adoption is just the first step,” Green added. “We must stay committed to implementation and accountability to save lives.”

"Too many people in our city are being seriously injured or killed in preventable traffic accidents,” said Council Vice President Matthew Willard. “I support the New Orleans Safety Action Plan, which lays out clear, data-driven street safety goals and strategies to which we commit ourselves with today's resolution."

“As the Safety Action Plan highlights, between 2019 and 2023, nearly 300 people lost their lives on our roadways, with thousands more injured,” said District A Councilmember Aimee McCarron. This data-driven plan is a great first step to designing safer streets and reducing risks for the pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists navigating our city each day. I look forward to working with the Moreno Administration, my colleagues on the City Council, as well as our state and federal partners to secure meaningful funding we can so begin delivering on these safety improvements that all New Orleans residents deserve.”

“Every life lost on our streets is a preventable tragedy. The Safety Action Plan is a serious, data-driven commitment to making our roads safer for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists, and I’m proud to support it,” said District B Councilmember Lesli Harris. “We know the problem areas in District B, like Broad Street, Tchoupitoulas, and North Claiborne. We have the roadmap. I will continue pushing for the resources and partnerships, including with the state, to turn this plan into real infrastructure improvements our neighborhoods can count on.”

“Having seen far too many lives lost to bicycle accidents in our city, this plan is deeply personal to me. These aren’t just statistics—families are forever changed and communities are left in mourning,” said District C Councilmember Freddie King III. “We cannot accept these tragedies as inevitable. By investing in safer streets and protecting our cyclists, we’re taking real steps to prevent future loss.”

“This plan puts real focus on the corridors where we’re seeing the most harm,” said District E Councilmember Jason Hugues.

The City will next pursue federal funding opportunities and continue coordination across departments and partners to begin implementing priority safety projects identified in the plan.