INTEGRATING ROAD SAFETY AUDITS TO ENHANCE GAINESVILLE’S VISION ZERO ACTION PLAN

Welcome!

Welcome to the site of the Integrating Road Safety Audits to Enhance Gainesville’s Vision Zero Action Plan project. This initiative focuses on conducting comprehensive Road Safety Audits along two high-risk multimodal corridors—34th Street (SR 121) and SW 35th Place. These corridors were identified in Gainesville’s Vision Zero Action Plan as priority locations for safety improvements, especially in underserved communities.

Using a data-driven approach combined with input from residents, agencies, and community partners, the project will identify systemic and site-specific safety issues, propose equitable countermeasures, and support the City’s Vision Zero commitment to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries.

About

The SR-121 (34th Street) and SW 35th Place corridors are critical connectors for students, faculty, and residents navigating Gainesville’s urban core. They pass through areas with dense off-campus housing, commercial activity, and high multimodal travel demand, making their safety performance especially important.

Between 2017 and 2021, these corridors experienced 3,375 reported crashes, including:

5 fatal crashes, highlighting persistent safety concerns
89 severe injury crashes, showing recurring patterns of serious collisions
101 crashes involving vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians and cyclists

*Project corridors—SR-121 (34th Street) and SW 35th Place—identified as high-priority locations for Road Safety Audits.*

Given their proximity to the University of Florida and their role as daily routes for thousands of young adults, the corridors warrant focused Road Safety Audits to identify design deficiencies, behavioral risk factors, and opportunities for systemic improvements. The audits will evaluate roadway geometry, lighting, speed conditions, and crossing infrastructure, with particular attention to the needs of pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders.

*Road Safety Audits systematically identify risks, improve visibility, reduce speeding, and enhance pedestrian and cyclist safety—helping create a safer student environment.*

Findings from these audits will inform data-driven strategies that advance Gainesville’s Vision Zero goals, improve mobility, and enhance livability in one of the city’s most active and student-centered environments.

Get Involved!

We want to hear from you! Your input is essential to shaping a safer, more accessible Gainesville. As part of the City’s Safety Action Plan, we’re inviting residents, workers, and visitors to share their transportation safety concerns.

Whether it’s a dangerous intersection, areas with frequent speeding, missing sidewalks or bike lanes, or any location where people feel unsafe — your feedback matters.

You can participate in two ways:

1. Use the Interactive Map

Drop a pin directly on the map to identify the exact location of your concern. Add a short description to explain what the issue is.
To report a safety issue, drop a pin on the map and describe the concern. Need more help? Click here for step-by-step instructions.

1. Click on the map to add a pin to
report unsafe areas.

2. Submit the Survey
Fill out the online survey to provide more detailed feedback on traffic safety issues across the city.

2. Submit your detailed feedback from
to report unsafe areas.

Contact

Have questions about the City of Gainesville’s Safety Action Plan ? We’d love to hear from you!

Please reach out to:

Dr. Shraddha Sagar

Principal Investigator, University of Florida

ssagar@ufl.edu