Quality of life requires feeling safe. Creating a safe city requires respectful, diligent, and streamlined collaboration with Austin Police and Fire, EMS, first responders, code enforcement, Homeless Strategy Office, mental health providers, animal services, and the community (residents and business owners). I encourage research and pilot programs to advance our ability and understanding of how to improve public safety.

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Design matters for safety. I will continue to insist on the design of safer built environments (e.g., Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)) and safer roads to significantly reduce crashes, injuries, and deaths (e.g., Vision Zero) so Austin Police and Fire and EMS can provide for other public safety needs. The city’s transportation system should be designed to reduce speeds, such as with roundabouts, speed monitoring signs, traffic calming measures, and LSV infrastructure, to lessen the burden on Police to enforce speeds.