Engineering Director Gary Graham delivered an update on the city’s Safe Streets initiative at the Oct. 6 McKinney City Council work session. The initiative is funded by a U.S. Department of Transportation grant and aims to deliver a safety action plan with near-term and long-term goals.
City staff hope to present a final version of the plan for council members to consider and adopt in early 2026, Graham said.
Latest update
City staff are developing the plan in partnership with stakeholders such as the North Central Texas Council of Governments and Texas Department of Transportation. Graham’s presentation included a draft version of some safety strategies and a high-injury network map.
The high-injury network map shows corridors and intersections with the highest levels of traffic-related injuries and deaths for all road users, according to his presentation. About 63% of all crashes involving serious injury or death occur in these locations.
“[The] purpose of that program is to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries on our roadway network, plain and simple,” he said. “What can we do to eliminate those types of accidents that are happening every day on our roadway network?”
Looking ahead
City staff are hosting a public meeting at 6 p.m. Oct. 23 within McKinney City Hall’s council chambers. During that meeting, staff will dive into more details about the initiative and the upcoming safety plan. Staff will also collect feedback from the public during the meeting.
McKinney residents interested in learning more about the Safe Streets program can visit www.mckinneytexas.org/3356/Safe-Streets-McKinney. City officials have also launched a data dashboard that tracks crashes in McKinney, which can be accessed through the city’s website.
